In reply, Hazrat Abu Dardaa (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated the following Hadith saying, “Indeed I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) saying, ‘Whoever treads a path in search of the knowledge of Deen, Allah Ta‘ala will make it easy for him to tread on a path from the paths that lead to Jannah. Indeed the angels spread their wings out of happiness for the one who seeks the knowledge of Deen. Indeed the ‘Aalim is such that the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth and the fish in the water all seek forgiveness on his behalf. Indeed the virtue of the ‘Aalim who is primarily engaged in the propagation of the knowledge of Deen is superior to the person who is primarily engaged in nafl ‘ibaadah, just like the superiority of the fourteenth full moon over all the stars. Indeed the ‘Ulamaa are the heirs of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam), and the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) did not leave dinars nor dirhams as their inheritance, they left the knowledge of Deen as their inheritance. Hence, the one who acquires the knowledge of Deen has definitely acquired a complete share.’”
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The Virtue of those Engaged in Seeking and Propagating the Knowledge of Deen
Written by user2عن كثير بن قيس قال : كنت جالسا مع أبي الدرداء في مسجد دمشق فجاءه رجل فقال : يا أبا الدرداء إني جئتك من مدينة الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم لحديث بلغني أنك تحدثه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما جئت لحاجة قال: فإني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : من سلك طريقا يطلب فيه علما سلك الله به طريقا من طرق الجنة وإن الملائكة لتضع أجنحتها رضا لطالب العلم وإن العالم ليستغفر له من في السموات ومن في الأرض والحيتان في جوف الماء وإن فضل العالم على العابد كفضل القمر ليلة البدر على سائر الكواكب وإن العلماء ورثة الأنبياء وإن الأنبياء لم يورثوا دينارا ولا درهما ورثوا العلم فمن أخذه أخذ بحظ وافر (سنن أبي داود #3641)
Hazrat Katheer bin Qais (rahimahullah) reports the following: I was once seated with Hazrat Abu Dardaa (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in the musjid of Damascus when a man came to him and said, “O Abu Dardaa (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)! I have come to you from the city of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) (i.e. Madinah Munawwarah) to acquire a Hadith which I was told that you narrate from Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). I did not come here for any other need or purpose besides acquiring this Hadith from you.”