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Sunan Ibn Majah 211 — Learn and Teach the Qur'an
The virtue of one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it
Hadith About Learning and Teaching the Qur'an
Sunan Ibn Majah : 211
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 211
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، وَسُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ " خَيْرُكُمْ " . وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ " أَفْضَلُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ " .
'Uthman bin 'Affan Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: (According to one of the narrators) Shu'bah (he) said: 'The best of you' (and according to) Sufyan (he) said: "The most excellent of you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 211In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 211
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 211
This Hadith highlights the honor of learning and teaching the Qur'an. The narration mentions two wordings from two narrators: one says, "The best of you," and the other says, "The most excellent of you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it." The meaning is clear in both wordings. A person is raised in goodness by connecting with the Qur'an through learning and then sharing that learning with others. This does not need complicated explanation. The Hadith encourages a living relationship with the Qur'an. For anyone searching for a hadith about learning Quran, this is one of the clearest narrations on the value of learning and teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- Learning the Qur'an is a highly praised act.
- Teaching the Qur'an to others is also highly praised.
- The Hadith links excellence with both learning and teaching.
- The narration preserves the wording differences of two narrators.
