Muslims Till Death:
AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU. LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS π. *VIRTUE OF SEEKING KNOWLEDGE___*PAGE 1*___.
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Knowledge is facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. Knowledge can also be defined as awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. Virtue of seeking knowledge is the reasons and significance as to why we seek knowledge. Knowledge is different kinds. Basic knowledge, Scientific knowledge are few, but we will only talk on *islamic knowledge* since we are Muslims.
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A lot of people desire knowledge, but they do not work for it. Do you think that you would sit at home all day doing nothing and suddenly come out to the people, being the most knowledgeable person in the society?!
Wallahi, if you desire knowledge, you must seek it!
And what a virtue it is to seek knowledge. Allaah (ο·») says;
*ΩُΩْ ΩَΩْ ΩَΨ³ْΨͺَΩِΩ Ω±ΩَّΨ°ِΩΩَ ΩَΨΉْΩَΩ ُΩΩَ ΩَΩ±ΩَّΨ°ِΩΩَ ΩَΨ§ ΩَΨΉْΩَΩ ُΩΩَ*
*Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?"*
- (Az Zumar 39:9).
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Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (ο·Ί) said: *_"Lo! Indeed the world is cursed. What is in it is cursed, except for the remembrance of Allaah, what is conducive to that, the knowledgeable person and the learning person."_*
- (Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book of Zuhd, Hadith 2322)-
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Abu Hurayrah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ο·Ί) said: *_Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allaah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. People do not gather in the houses of Allaah, reciting the book of Allaah and studying it together, but that tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will cover them, angels will surround them, and Allaah will mention them to those near Him._*
- (Sahih Muslim 2699).
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allaah (ο·Ί) said: *_Verily, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge. The inhabitants of the heavens and earth, even the fish in the depths of the water, seek forgiveness for the scholar. The virtue of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the stars. The scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. They do not leave behind gold or silver coins, but rather they leave behind knowledge. Whoever has taken hold of it has been given an abundant share._*
- (Sunan Abi Dawud 3641).
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Mu’awiyah reported: The Messenger of Allaah (ο·Ί) said: *_If Allaah intends goodness for someone, he gives him the understanding of the religion._*
- (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book of Knowledge, Hadith 71)
There is a tremendous amount of narrations that speak on the virtue of seeking knowledge, and what a virtue it is!. Seeking knowledge is a life long commitment, one that only ends when one dies, for indeed death is the end of life. There are two types of knowledge that are sought.
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*- First is the knowledge that is fard 'ayn.* This is the knowledge that is obligatory upon every individual, and there is no excuse to not seek this knowledge.
*- Second is the knowledge that is fard kifaayah.* This is the knowledge that is required communally, for the generality of the people. If some persons seek this knowledge, then that covers everyone.
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*KNOWLEDGE THAT IS FARD 'AYN*
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This is the knowledge that is obligatory upon every individual, and there is no excuse to not seek this knowledge. This includes knowledge that one needs to perform acts of worship, such as;
*π·. The prayer*
▫️. This includes knowledge of purification of oneself, and the methods of doing so (such as wudoo' and tayammum) as well as their conditions, and what invalidates them.
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▫️. Also, compulsory on the believer is knowledge of the conditions, pillars, obligatory and voluntary parts of the prayer, the implication of each one of them and what he should do when he makes a mistake in any of them.
▫️. And the prayer itself, how it should be performed, what should be said at each position.
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*π·. As Sawm*
If you were to look at your calendar, you would indeed find that the month of Ramadan is almost upon us. May Allaah (ο·») not deprive us of the blessing of witnessing it and beyond.
The believer must know the conditions of the fast, how it's done, as well as what invalidates and nullifies the fast, conditions where it is waived and the expiation for the one who is not able to fast, and so on.
*π·. Zakah and Hajj*
The one on whom the zakah and Hajj are compulsory has no excuse to not know the ruling concerning them.
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Also compulsory upon the believer is knowledge of the rights of his Lord upon him, and the rights of the people: relatives and strangers; believers and unbelievers.
In addition, the believer is not exempt from the knowledge of halal and haraam as it concerns him. So the businessman must know the rulings of haraam and halal concerning business lest he falls into error whilst he is unaware. Likewise the food vendors, medical personnel, technical workers and so on, each must know the ruling on what they do. The believer has no excuse of ignorance if he falls into error, in these matters, as he is obligated to know about them.
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*KNOWLEDGE THAT IS FARD KIFAAYAH*
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This knowledge is compulsory on the believers, but if sufficient persons undertake learning it, it is waived for overs. This includes knowledge that is required for the generality of the Muslims, as it concerns the Deen. Such as knowledge of the u'loom (sciences) of hadith, fiqh, aqeedah (belief), lughat (language), knowledge of riwaayaat (manners of recitation) and so on. This also includes knowledge of general worldly matters which the people require such as medicine, mathematics, business, and the likes.
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Seeking this knowledge is recommended, so one needs not limit himself to only that which is obligatory upon him, of knowledge as he might miss out on a lot of goodness. Seeking knowledge is indeed a most noble deed, and the knowledgeable people are the inheritors of the prophets, due to their learning, and calling to the religion of Allaah (ο·»).
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The Messenger of Allaah (ο·Ί) said; *_"Whoever takes a path upon which he seeks knowledge, then Allaah makes a path to Paradise easy for him. And indeed the angels lower their wings in approval to the one seeking knowledge. Indeed forgiveness is sought for the knowledgeable one by whoever is in the heavens and whoever is in the earth, even the fish in the waters.
And the superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the rest of the celestial bodies. Indeed the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets do not leave behind Dinar or Dirham. The only legacy of the scholars is knowledge, so whoever takes from it, then he has indeed taken the most able share._*
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We are done on this same topic and will come your way with a new topic soonest in sha Allah*. Questions, problems and complaints on this program are welcome privately. May HE strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.
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