الكِتَابُ الأوَّل: العلم

298 - (ق) عَنْ أَبِي مُوسى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم قَالَ: (مَثَلُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ مِنَ الهُدَى وَالعِلْمِ، كَمَثَلِ الغَيْثِ الكَثِيرِ أَصَابَ أَرْضاً: فَكَانَ مِنْهَا نَقِيَّةٌ، قَبِلَتِ المَاءَ، فَأَنْبَتَتِ الكَلأَ والعُشْبَ الكَثِيرَ، وَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا أَجَادِبُ [1] ، أَمْسَكَتِ المَاءَ، فَنَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا النَّاسَ، فَشَرِبُوا وَسَقَوْا وَزَرَعُوا، وَأَصَابَتْ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةً أُخْرَى، إِنَّمَا هِيَ قِيعَانٌ [2] لاَ تُمْسِكُ مَاءً، وَلاَ تُنْبِتُ كَلأً، فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ فَقُهَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ، ونَفَعَهُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ فَعَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ، وَمَثَلُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِذَلِكَ رَأْساً، وَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ هُدَى اللهِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ) .

Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The similitude of guidance and knowledge that Allah has sent me with is like heavy rain that fell on a land. Some spots had good soil; they absorbed the water and brought forth much grass and herbs. Other spots were solid; they held the water. Allah thus made them useful to people: they drank, watered, and grew plantation. Some of the rain, however, fell on plane spots that retained no water and produced no herbage. Such is the likeness of the one who understood the religion of Allah and benefited from what Allah has sent me with; he learned and taught others. It is also the likeness of the one who did not raise his head to it (meaning that he was too arrogant to learn and benefit) and thus did not accept Allah's guidance with which I was sent."

304 - (خ) عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم قَالَ: (بَلِّغُوا عَنِّي وَلَوْ آيةً، وَحَدِّثُوا عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلاَ حَرَجَ [1] ، وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّداً، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ) .

ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Convey from me even one verse, and narrate from the Children of Israel, and there is no sin in that. And whoever intentionally tells a lie against me, let him assume his seat in Hellfire."