English
It is narrated from Abu Umamah Al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was informed about two men: one was a worshipper, and the other was a scholar. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like my superiority over the least of you." Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) added: "Indeed, Allah, His angels, the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth, even the ant in its hole, and the fish in the sea, pray for the one who teaches people good." This was narrated by Tirmidhi.
It was also narrated by Al-Darimi from Makhul in an abbreviated form, where he did not mention the two men, and said: "The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like my superiority over the least of you," and then recited the following verse: "Indeed, those who fear Allah among His servants are the scholars..." (35:28), and continued the narration.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 2685 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 213 (unverified) 95% confidence · Validation similarity: 0.855
Mishkat (candidate) 213
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Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
پھر آنحضرت صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے (سورہ فاطر، پ:22، ع:4، آیت نمبر:28 کی) اس آیت کی تلاوت فرمائی ﴿ اِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللّٰهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمٰٓؤُا ﴾ اللہ تعالیٰ کے بندوں میں علماء ہی سب سے زیادہ اللہ تعالیٰ سے ڈرتے ہیں۔ پھر اس کے بعد اخیر تک باقی حدیث کو بیان فرمایا۔