Daily Hadith Thu 07-Apr-2011 - 04 Jumada al-Ula 1432 حديث اليوم
Virtues of Knowledge which is Learnt and Taught for the sake of Allah
Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "May Allah freshen the affairs of a person who hears something from us and communicates it to others exactly as he has heard it (i.e., both the meaning and the words). Many a recepient of knowledge understands it better than the one who has heard it."[At-Tirmidhi].


Commentary:
Besides mentioning the eminence of knowledge, this Hadith contains inducement for preaching and inviting people towards the path of Allah. It also urges us to communicate knowledge exactly as we have heard it, without changing anything in the least.

241/1389 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
بابُ فضل العلم
وعنِ ابن مسْعُودٍ ، رضي اللَّه عنْهُ ، قال : سمِعْتُ رسول اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم يَقُولُ : «نَضَّرَ اللَّه امْرءاً سمِع مِنا شَيْئاً ، فبَلَّغَهُ كما سَمعَهُ فَرُبَّ مُبَلَّغٍ أوْعى مِنْ سَامِع » . رواهُ الترمذيُّ وقال : حديثٌ حَسنٌ صَحيحٌ .
1389/241 - رياض الصالحين
Thu 07-Apr-2011 - 04 Jumada al-Ula 1432