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3 November 2026 23 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH

Mishkat al-Masabih 254

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Hadith 254
وَعَن الْحسن قَالَ: «الْعِلْمُ عِلْمَانِ فَعِلْمٌ فِي الْقَلْبِ فَذَاكَ الْعلم النافع وَعلم على اللِّسَان فَذَاك حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ» . رَوَاهُ الدَّارمِيّ

Narrated Al-Hasan said that knowledge is of two kinds:

knowledge in the
heart, which is the beneficial type; and knowledge on the tongue, which
is God’s allegation against a human being.” Darimi transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 254

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Hadith 253
وَعَن زِيَاد بن حدير قَالَ: قَالَ لِي عُمَرُ: هَلْ تَعْرِفُ مَا يَهْدِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: لَا. قَالَ: يَهْدِمُهُ زَلَّةُ الْعَالِمِ وَجِدَالُ الْمُنَافِقِ بِالْكِتَابِ وَحُكْمُ الْأَئِمَّةِ المضلين ". رَوَاهُ الدِّرَامِي
Ziyad b. Hudair said that ‘Umar asked him whether he knew what
demolishes Islam, and that when he replied that he did not, he said,
"The slip of a learned man, the disputation of a hypocrite about the
Book, and the rule of imams who lead men astray.” Darimi transmitted
it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 253 Open
Hadith 255
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: «حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وِعَاءَيْنِ فَأَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَبَثَثْتُهُ فِيكُمْ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَلَوْ بَثَثْتُهُ قُطِعَ هَذَا الْبُلْعُومُ يَعْنِي مجْرى الطَّعَام» رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
Abu Huraira said, "I have kept in my memory two large quantities*
of learning from God’s messenger, one of which I have disclosed among
you; but were I to disclose the other, this bul'um, meaning the food
tract, would be cut". Bukhari transmitted it.
*Lit. receptacles, or vessels.
Mishkat al-Masabih 255 Open
Hadith 252
وَعَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ:
" إِنَّ مِنْ أَشَرِّ النَّاسِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: عَالِمٌ لَا ينْتَفع بِعِلْمِهِ ". رَوَاهُ الدَّارمِيّ
Abu Darda’ said that the one who would have the worst position in
God’s sight on the day of resurrection would be a learned man who did
not profit from his learning.” Darimi transmitted it.