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Sunan Ibn Majah 217 — Learning Qur'an and Acting Upon It
The virtue of one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it
Hadith About Learning and Acting Upon the Qur'an
Sunan Ibn Majah : 217
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 217
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَوْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، مَوْلَى أَبِي أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَاقْرَءُوهُ وَارْقُدُوا فَإِنَّ مَثَلَ الْقُرْآنِ وَمَنْ تَعَلَّمَهُ فَقَامَ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ جِرَابٍ مَحْشُوٍّ مِسْكًا يَفُوحُ رِيحُهُ كُلَّ مَكَانٍ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَهُ فَرَقَدَ وَهُوَ فِي جَوْفِهِ كَمَثَلِ جِرَابٍ أُوكِيَ عَلَى مِسْكٍ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'Learn the Qur'an, recite it and go to bed, for the likeness of the Qur'an and the one who learns it and acts upon it is that of a sack filled with musk, which spreads its fragrance everywhere. And the likeness of one who learns it then goes to bed with it in his heart is that of a sack that is tied up from which no fragrance comes out.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 217In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 217
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 217
This Hadith teaches that learning the Qur'an should lead to recitation and action. The Prophet told people to learn the Qur'an, recite it, and go to bed. Then he gave two examples. The one who learns it and stands with it is like a sack filled with musk, spreading fragrance everywhere. The one who learns it but sleeps while it is in his heart is like a tied sack of musk whose fragrance does not come out. The main message is not only memorizing or holding the Qur'an inside, but letting its good effect appear through action. This hadith about acting upon the Qur'an is a strong reminder to live what is learned.
What we learn from this hadith
- Learning the Qur'an should be joined with recitation.
- Acting upon the Qur'an spreads benefit like fragrance.
- Keeping Qur'an knowledge unused is compared to tied-up musk.
- The Hadith encourages a living relationship with the Qur'an.
