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Our Prophet (saas) said:
“The prophets do not endow gold coins, nor silver coins.
They only endow knowledge, so whoever takes hold of it
has taken an ample share.” (Abu Dawud)
“Belief is naked and its garb is piety. Its adornment is
modesty; and its fruit, knowledge.” (al-Hakim)
“Should the day come wherein I increase not in knowl-
edge wherewith to draw nearer to Allah, let the dawn of
that day be accursed.” (at-Tabarani)
“Whoever learns knowledge by which the Countenance
of Allah should be sought, yet learns it only to attain some
worldly provision, will not find the fragrance of Paradise
on the Day of Resurrection.” (Abu Dawud)
Our Prophet (saas) said, “those who learn knowledge will
be provided for by Allah from where they don’t expect.”
Satan may try to prevent people from the path of knowledge
by making them worry over earthly future and become
absorbed in the life of this world. The truth is, however, that
Almighty Allah (swt) protects those who strive to learn
knowledge for His cause both in this world and the next.
“… he who treads the path in search of knowledge, Allah
would make that path easy, leading to Paradise for
him…” (Sahih Muslim, Book 035, Number 6518)
“Whoever is overtaken by death while seeking knowledge
wherewith to strengthen Islam; between him and the pro-
phets in Paradise is but one grade.” (ad-Darimi)
“They will, on the Day of Resurrection, intercede [before
Allah]: the prophets, then the learned, then the martyrs.”
(Ibn Majah)
“… whom Allah wants to do a favor, He grants him an
understanding of religion.” (Sahih Muslim, Book 020,

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