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Sunan Ibn Majah 219 — Learning One Verse
The virtue of one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it
Hadith About Learning One Verse of the Qur'an
Sunan Ibn Majah : 219
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 219
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ غَالِبٍ الْعَبَّادَانِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْبَحْرَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لأَنْ تَغْدُوَ فَتَعَلَّمَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مِائَةَ رَكْعَةٍ وَلأَنْ تَغْدُوَ فَتَعَلَّمَ بَابًا مِنَ الْعِلْمِ عُمِلَ بِهِ أَوْ لَمْ يُعْمَلْ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ أَلْفَ رَكْعَةٍ " .
Abu Dharr Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said to me: 'O Abu Dharr! For you to come out in the morning and learn one Verse from the Book of Allah is better for you than praying one hundred Rak'ah, and for you to come out and learn a matter of knowledge, whether it is acted upon or not, is better for you than praying one thousand Rak'ah.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 219In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 219
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 219
This Hadith encourages seeking knowledge in a very direct way. The Prophet told Abu Dharr that going out in the morning to learn one verse from the Book of Allah is better for him than praying one hundred Rak'ah. He also said that going out to learn one matter of knowledge, whether it is acted upon or not, is better for him than praying one thousand Rak'ah. The Hadith compares learning with large amounts of prayer to show the value of knowledge. It does not reduce the value of prayer; rather, it highlights the special place of learning. This hadith about learning one verse is a clear push to seek knowledge.
What we learn from this hadith
- Learning even one verse from the Qur'an has great value.
- A matter of knowledge is praised, whether or not it is acted upon immediately.
- The Hadith encourages going out to seek knowledge.
- Knowledge is shown as a valuable act of worship.
