Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 26

كِتَاب الْعِلْمِ

Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm)

28 hadith · 13 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب الْحَثِّ عَلَى طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِChapter: Regarding the virtue of knowledge.2باب رِوَايَةِ حَدِيثِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِChapter: Narrating the sayings of the people of the book.3باب فِي كِتَابَةِ الْعِلْمِChapter: Writing knowledge.4باب فِي التَّشْدِيدِ فِي الْكَذِبِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: A stern warning against lying about the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).5باب الْكَلاَمِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍChapter: Speaking about the book of Allah without knowledge.6باب تَكْرِيرِ الْحَدِيثِChapter: Repeating words.7باب فِي سَرْدِ الْحَدِيثِChapter: Regarding speaking quickly.8باب التَّوَقِّي فِي الْفُتْيَاChapter: Caution in issuing fatwa.9باب كَرَاهِيَةِ مَنْعِ الْعِلْمِChapter: It is disliked to withhold knowledge.10باب فَضْلِ نَشْرِ الْعِلْمِChapter: The virtue of spreading knowledge.11باب الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَChapter: Narrating from the children of Israel.12باب فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَىChapter: Regarding seeking knowledge for other than (the sake of) Allah.13باب فِي الْقَصَصِChapter: Regarding telling stories.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Abu Dawud · 3641كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ ، فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ ، إِنِّي جِئْتُكَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ الرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَدِيثٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنّNarrated Kathir ibn Qays: Kathir ibn Qays said: I was sitting with Abud Darda in the mosque of Damascus. A man came to him and said: Abud Darda, I have come to you from the town of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for a traditio6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3642حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَزِيرِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، قَالَ : لَقِيتُ شَبِيبَ بْنَ شَيْبَةَ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي سَوْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ يَعْنِي ، عَنThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu al-Darda through a different chain of narrators to the same effect from the Holy Prophet ﷺ5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3643مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَسْلُكُ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا إِلَّا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقَ الْجَنَّةِ ، وَمَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُAbu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: If anyone pursues a path in search of knowledge, Allah will thereby make easy for him a path to paradise; and he who is made slow by his actions will not be speeded by his g5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3644اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ ، فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ : إِنَّهَا تَتَكَلَّمُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَلَا تُصَدِّقُوهُمْ وَلَا تُكَذِّبُوهُمْ ، وَقُولُوا : آمَنNarrated Abu Namlah al-Ansari: When he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and a Jew was also with him, a funeral passed by him. He (the Jew) asked (Him): Muhammad, does this funeral speak? The Prophet ﷺ said: Alla6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3645أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَعَلَّمْتُ لَهُ كِتَابَ يَهُودَ ، وَقَالَ :Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered me (to learn the writing of the Jews), so I learnt for him the writing of the Jews. He said: I swear by Allah, I do not trust Jews in respect of writing for me. 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3646كُنْتُ أَكْتُبُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَسْمَعُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُرِيدُ حِفْظَهُ ، فَنَهَتْنِي قُرَيْشٌ ، وَقَالُوا : أَتَكْتُبُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ تَسْمَعُهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلNarrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: I used to write everything which I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I intended (by it) to memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me saying: Do you write everything that you hear from7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3647أَمَرَنَا أَنْ لَا نَكْتُبَ شَيْئًا مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ ، فَمَحَاهُNarrated Al-Muttalib bin Abdullah bin Hantab: Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab said: Zayd ibn Thabit entered upon Muawiyah and asked him about a tradition. He ordered a man to write it. Zayd said: The Messenger of All5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3648مَا كُنَّا نَكْتُبُ غَيْرَ التَّشَهُّدِ وَالْقُرْآنِAbu Hurairah said: When Makkah was conquered, the Holy Prophet peace be upon him stood up. He (Abu Hurairah)then mentioned the sermon of the Holy prophet ﷺ. He said: A man of the Yemen, who was called Abu shah, go up and5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3649لَمَّا فُتِحَتْ مَكَّةُ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَ الْخُطْبَةَ خُطْبَةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ : أَبُو شَIt was narrated that Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said: "We used not to write anything but the Tasha-hud and the Quran. "8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3650الْخُطْبَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعَهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ مِنْهُAl-Walid said: I asked Abu Amr: What are they writing ?He said: The sermon which he heard that day3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3651أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ كَانَ لِي مِنْهُ وَجْهٌ وَمَنْزِلَةٌ ، وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ : مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا ، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِAbdullah bin al-Zubair said on the authority of the father: I asked al-zubair: What prevents you from narrating traditions from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as his Companions narrate from him. But I heard him say: He who lie9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3652مَنْ قَالَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِرَأْيِهِ فَأَصَابَ فَقَدْ أَخْطَأَNarrated Jundub: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone interprets the Book of Allah in the light of his opinion even if he is right, he has erred.5 narrators