In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Say: Are those who know equal to those who do not know?
The splendor of knowledge according to wisdom
By Dr. Hamza Ibn Faye Al Fathi
May God protect him
Preserving the original
Imam Al-Shafi’i, may God have mercy on him, said
He died in the year two hundred and four AH
If you see a man of hadith
It was as if I saw a man from the companions of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
May God reward them well
They preserved the original for us
They have a favor on us
Hadith scholars memorize Sharia and Sunnah
They have superiority over other people of science and specializations
They acknowledge their thanks and credit for their effort
Among these is Al-Shafi’i, may God have mercy on him
He likens them to the companions of the Messenger of God
Knowledge, love, and devotion to the Sunnah and Hadith
He considers them to be guardians of origin and religion
And the text and evidence campaign
The jurist cannot know until he asks them
He verifies the text, its authenticity, and its freedom from errors
Hence, it is necessary to love them
Their superiority over all other sciences and arts
They have set the Sunnah
And they left for her
They achieved it and preserved its narratives
They exposed the falsehood and the intrusiveness
Who can match the merit of the hadith scholars?
Or equal to their effort, may God have mercy on them
Quthaibah bin Saeed, may God have mercy on him, said
If you see a man who loves hadith scholars
It is according to the Sunnah
Whoever contradicts this is known to be an innovator
Sufyan Al-Thawri, may God have mercy on him, said
If the speaker of the hadith had no benefit
Except for blessings upon the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
He will pray over him as long as he is in the book
Al-Zafarani, may God have mercy on him, said
One of the greatest companions of Al-Shafi’i
There is no people on the face of the earth better than the Companions of Hadith
They follow the footsteps of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
It is not necessary that they be deduced jurists
Their effort in memorizing and controlling is enough for us
The modern journey and its troubles
Except for those who were able to combine the Sunnah
Its jurisprudence is like Imam Ahmad and Al-Bukhari
And Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Malik
And others like them are careful memorizers
May God have mercy on everyone