Sahih al-Bukhari
Book 3: Knowledge
كتاب العلم
76 hadith in this book
2Whoever is asked about knowledge while he is busy in some conversation, so he finished talking and then answered the questionerباب مَنْ سُئِلَ عِلْمًا وَهُوَ مُشْتَغِلٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَأَتَمَّ الْحَدِيثَ ثُمَّ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ3Whoever raises his voice in (conveying) knowledgeباب مَنْ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالْعِلْمِ4Concerning the variety of words used by narrators conveying different significations regarding the concept of narrating and which has importance for the Hadith scholars onlyباب قَوْلِ الْمُحَدِّثِ حَدَّثَنَا أَوْ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَأَنْبَأَنَا5The Imam questioning his companions in order to test their knowledgeباب طَرْحِ الإِمَامِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ لِيَخْتَبِرَ مَا عِنْدَهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ6What is said about knowledgeباب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْعِلْمِ7What is said regarding the hand to hand exchange (of books of knowledge), and the writing of knowledge by religious scholars to different countriesباب مَا يُذْكَرُ فِي الْمُنَاوَلَةِ وَكِتَابِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِالْعِلْمِ إِلَى الْبُلْدَانِ8Whoever sat at the farther end of a gathering. And whoever found a place amongst a gathering and took his seat thereباب مَنْ قَعَدَ حَيْثُ يَنْتَهِي بِهِ الْمَجْلِسُ وَمَنْ رَأَى فُرْجَةً فِي الْحَلْقَةِ فَجَلَسَ فِيهَا.9The Statement of the Prophet (ﷺ): lt is probable that a person who receives a piece of information indirectly may comprehend it better than he who has heard it directly from its sourceباب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم "رُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أَوْعَى مِنْ سَامِعٍ "11The Prophet (ﷺ) used to take care of the people in preaching by selecting a suitable time so that they might not run away (never made them averse or bored them with religious talk and knowledge all the time)باب مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَخَوَّلُهُمْ بِالْمَوْعِظَةِ وَالْعِلْمِ كَىْ لاَ يَنْفِرُوا12Whoever fixed a special day for giving (a religious talk) to the studentsباب مَنْ جَعَلَ لأَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَيَّامًا مَعْلُومَةً13If Allah Jalla Jalalahu wants to do good to a person, He makes him comprehend (the religion). [The understanding of the Qur'an and As-Sunna (legal ways) of the Prophet (Muhammad (ﷺ))]باب مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ14(The superiority of) comprehending knowledgeباب الْفَهْمِ فِي الْعِلْمِ15Wish to be like the one who has knowledge and Al-Hikmah [wisdom i.e., the knowledge of the Qur'an and the Sunna (legal ways) of the Prophet (ﷺ)]باب الاِغْتِبَاطِ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ16What has been said about the journey of Prophet Musa ('alaihi as-salam) (when he went) in the sea to meet Al-Khidrباب مَا ذُكِرَ فِي ذَهَابِ مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَى الْخَضِرِ17The statement of the Prophet (ﷺ): "O Allah! Bestow on him (Ibn Abbas) the knowledge of the Book (the Qur'an)باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اللَّهُمَّ عَلِّمْهُ الْكِتَابَ "18At what age may a youth be listened to (i.e. quotation of the Hadith from a boy be acceptable)باب مَتَى يَصِحُّ سَمَاعُ الصَّغِيرِ19To go out in search of knowledgeباب الْخُرُوجِ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ20The superiority of a person who learns (Islam, becomes a religious scholar) and then teaches it to othersباب فَضْلِ مَنْ عَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ21(What is said regarding) the disappearance of the (religious) knowledge and the appearance of (religious) ignoranceباب رَفْعِ الْعِلْمِ وَظُهُورِ الْجَهْلِ22The superiority of (religious) knowledgeباب فَضْلِ الْعِلْمِ23To give a religious verdict while riding an animal or standing on anything elseباب الْفُتْيَا وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى الدَّابَّةِ وَغَيْرِهَا24Whoever gave a religious verdict by beckoning or by noddingباب مَنْ أَجَابَ الْفُتْيَا بِإِشَارَةِ الْيَدِ وَالرَّأْسِ25The Prophet (ﷺ) urged the people (mission) of 'Abdul Qais to memorize the faith and the (religious) knowledge (as he explained to them) and to inform (convey) to their people whom they left behind (at home)بَابُ تَحْرِيضِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفْدَ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ عَلَى أَنْ يَحْفَظُوا الإِيمَانَ وَالْعِلْمَ وَيُخْبِرُوا مَنْ وَرَاءَهُمْ26To travel seeking an answer to a problematic matter, and to teach it to one's familyباب الرِّحْلَةِ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ النَّازِلَةِ وَتَعْلِيمِ أَهْلِهِ27To fix the duties in rotation for learning (religious) knowledgeباب التَّنَاوُبِ فِي الْعِلْمِ28To be furious while preaching or teaching if one sees what one hatesباب الْغَضَبِ فِي الْمَوْعِظَةِ وَالتَّعْلِيمِ إِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ29Whoever knelt down before the Imam or a (religious) preacherباب مَنْ بَرَكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ عِنْدَ الإِمَامِ أَوِ الْمُحَدِّثِ30Repeating ones talk thrice in order to make others understandباب مَنْ أَعَادَ الْحَدِيثَ ثَلاَثًا لِيُفْهَمَ عَنْهُ31A man teaching (religion to) his woman-slave and his familyباب تَعْلِيمِ الرَّجُلِ أَمَتَهُ وَأَهْلَهُ32The preaching (and teaching) of the (religious) knowledge to women by the Imam (Chief)باب عِظَةِ الإِمَامِ النِّسَاءَ وَتَعْلِيمِهِنَّ33Eagerness to (learn) the Hadithباب الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ34How the (religious) knowledge will be taken awayباب كَيْفَ يُقْبَضُ الْعِلْمُ35Should a day be fixed for women in order to teach them religion (apart from men)?باب هَلْ يُجْعَلُ لِلنِّسَاءِ يَوْمٌ عَلَى حِدَةٍ فِي الْعِلْمِ36Whoever heard something (but did not understand it) and then asked again till he understood it completelyباب مَنْ سَمِعَ شَيْئًا، فَرَاجَعَ حَتَّى يَعْرِفَهُ37It is incumbent on those who are present [in a religious meeting (or conference)] to convey the knowledge to those who are absentباب لِيُبَلِّغِ الْعِلْمَ الشَّاهِدُ الْغَائِبَ38The sin of a person who tells a lie against the Prophet (ﷺ)باب إِثْمِ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم39The writing of knowledgeباب كِتَابَةِ الْعِلْمِ40The knowledge and its teaching and preaching at nightباب الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِظَةِ بِاللَّيْلِ41To speak about (religious) knowledge at nightباب السَّمَرِ بِالْعِلْمِ42(What is said regarding) the memorization of (religious) knowledgeباب حِفْظِ الْعِلْمِ43To be quiet (and listen) to religious learned menباب الإِنْصَاتِ لِلْعُلَمَاءِ44When a religious learned man is asked, "Who is the most learned person." it is better for him to attribute or entrust absolute knowledge to Allah 'Azza wa Jall and to say. "Allah is the Most Learned (than anybody else)"باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْعَالِمِ إِذَا سُئِلَ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ فَيَكِلُ الْعِلْمَ إِلَى اللَّهِ45Whosoever, while standing, asked a religious learned man who was sitting (on a pulpit or a similar thing, about something)باب مَنْ سَأَلَ وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ عَالِمًا جَالِسًا46To ask about a religious matter and to give a religious verdict (at Mina during Hajj) while doing the Rami of Jimar (throwing of pebbles at the Jimar in Mina during Hajj)باب السُّؤَالِ وَالْفُتْيَا عِنْدَ رَمْىِ الْجِمَارِ47The Statement of Allah Ta'ala: "And of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a little"بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً}48Whosoever left some optional things simply for the fear that some people may not be able to understand them and may fall into something more difficultبَابُ مَنْ تَرَكَ بَعْضَ الاِخْتِيَارِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَقْصُرَ فَهْمُ بَعْضِ النَّاسِ عَنْهُ فَيَقَعُوا فِي أَشَدَّ مِنْهُ49Whoever selected some people to teach them (religious) knowledge preferring them over others for fear that the others may not understand itباب مَنْ خَصَّ بِالْعِلْمِ قَوْمًا دُونَ قَوْمٍ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ لاَ يَفْهَمُوا50(What is said as regards): To be shy (Al-Haya) while learning (religious) knowledgeباب الْحَيَاءِ فِي الْعِلْمِ51Whosoever felt shy (to ask something) and then requested another person to ask on his behalfباب مَنِ اسْتَحْيَا فَأَمَرَ غَيْرَهُ بِالسُّؤَالِ52Teaching religious knowledge and giving religious verdicts in a masjidباب ذِكْرِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْفُتْيَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ53Whosoever answered the questioner more than what was askedباب مَنْ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلَهُ
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