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The book of the elegance of knowledge among the wise | Episode (27) | Preserving the original
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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“Is he who payeth adoration in the watches of the night, prostrate and standing, bewaring of the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, (to be accounted equal with a disbeliever)? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know not? But only men of understanding will pay heed.” (39:9)
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The Splendor of Knowledge according to the Wise.
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By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi.
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May Allah preserve him.
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The Guardians of the Foundation.
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Imam Al Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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He who passed away in the year 204 AH.
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"If I see a man from the people of hadith,
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it is as if I have seen a man from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him."
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May Allah reward them with goodness.
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For they have preserved the foundation for us.
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Thus, they have a merit over us.
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The hadith scholars are the guardians of the Sharia and the Sunnah.
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They possess a merit over all other people of knowledge and disciplines.
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They acknowledge their merit and are indebted to their efforts.
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Among them is Al Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him.
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He likens them to the Companions of the Messenger of Allah,
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in knowledge, love, and preference for the Sunnah and the hadith.
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He considers them the guardians of the foundation and the religion,
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and the bearers of the text and the proofs.
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A jurist cannot attain knowledge until he consults them,
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and verifies the text, its authenticity, and its freedom from defects.
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Hence, loving them is a duty.
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Their merit shines over all other sciences and arts.
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For they have mastered the Sunnah,
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traveled for its sake,
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verified it, and protected its narrations.
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They exposed the falsehood and the extraneous elements within it.
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So who can rival the merit of the hadith scholars,
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or equal their efforts, may Allah have mercy on them?
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Qutaybah Ibn Sa'id, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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"If you see a man who loves the people of hadith,
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then he is upon the Sunnah.
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Whoever opposes this, know that he is an innovator."
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Sufyan Al Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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"If the person of hadith had no benefit,
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other than the prayer upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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for he prays upon him as long as he is writing."
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Al Za'farani, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
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One of the great companions of Al Shafi'i:
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"There is no group on the face of the earth better than the people of hadith.
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They follow the traces of the Prophet, peace be upon him."
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It is not a condition that they be jurists who derive rulings.
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Their effort in preservation and precision is sufficient for us,
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as well as the hadith-related travels and their hardships.
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Unless one of them is able to combine the Sunnah
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and its fiqh, like Imam Ahmad, Al Bukhari,
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Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Malik,
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and their likes among the meticulous scholars.
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May Allah have mercy on them all.