41/4. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2650 — Welcoming Students of Knowledge
What Has Been Related About Exhortation Regarding One Who Seeks Knowledge
Hadith About Welcoming Students of Knowledge
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2650
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2650
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْحَفَرِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيِّ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَبَا سَعِيدٍ فَيَقُولُ مَرْحَبًا بِوَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ وَإِنَّ رِجَالاً يَأْتُونَكُمْ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ الأَرَضِينَ يَتَفَقَّهُونَ فِي الدِّينِ فَإِذَا أَتَوْكُمْ فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِمْ خَيْرًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى قَالَ عَلِيٌّ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كَانَ شُعْبَةُ يُضَعِّفُ أَبَا هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيَّ . قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ مَا زَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ يَرْوِي عَنْ أَبِي هَارُونَ الْعَبْدِيِّ حَتَّى مَاتَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَأَبُو هَارُونَ اسْمُهُ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ جُوَيْنٍ .
Abu Harun Narrated from:
We Went To Abu Sa'Eed And He Said: 'Welcome With The Exhortation Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ). Indeed The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Surely, The People Are Followers Of You, And Men Will Certainly Come To You From The Regions Of The Earth To Gain Understanding In The Religion. So When They Come To You Exhort Them With Good."
[1] Wasiyyah has been given a general translation, while the implication is "the will of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ" that is, he does not leave any inheritance, but rather knowledge, and those who came to the Companions to seek that legacy are its heirs.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2650In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 6English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2650
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2650
This hadith about welcoming students of knowledge shows how learners should be treated. Abu Sa'eed welcomed those who came to him and connected that welcome to the advice of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that people would follow them, and men would come from different regions of the earth to gain understanding in the religion. When they come, they should be exhorted with good. The focus is not only on teaching facts. It is also about good treatment, care, and sincere advice. Students of Islamic knowledge may travel, ask, and depend on teachers. This hadith reminds teachers and hosts to receive them with goodness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Students of religion should be treated with goodness.
- People may travel from far places to gain understanding.
- Teaching includes advice, care, and good manners.
- Abu Sa'eed honored learners with a welcome tied to the Prophet's advice.
