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Home»Tarbiya»The Selfless Muslim»Part 7: Effects of Sharing Knowledge

Part 7: Effects of Sharing Knowledge

In this piece, Ustadh Faizaan Mahmood speaks about the best kind of treasure we can get our hands on in this world, and how to make the most of it during Ramadan
The Selfless Muslim 29/03/2023No Comments3 Mins ReadBy Ustadh Faizaan Mahmood
Part 7: Effects of Sharing Knowledge
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Imagine, after having departed this world, you are lying in your grave all alone. You are at the verge of being rigorously investigated for all the sins you committed in this life, wouldn’t you helplessly long for a saviour to appear?

In Islam, an immense level of importance has been given to the pursuit of knowledge. So much so, that the sharing of Islamic knowledge is rendered an endless source of protection and goodness. [1]

Knowledge is treasure

The Prophet (ﷺ) said,

مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَعَلَّمُ الْعِلْمَ ثُمَّ لَا يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَكْنِزُ الْكَنْزَ فَلَا يُنْفِقُ مِنْهُ

“The parable of one who learns sacred knowledge and then doesn’t share it, is like one who stores up treasure and does not spend it.” [2]

When we think of treasure, what comes to mind?

Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and gold might have been some of the things that cropped up in your mind. A similitude between knowledge and treasure is made, giving knowledge an extremely lofty value.

The main difference between knowledge and treasure lies within the concept of sharing; after death, knowledge will be the saviour of the person who strove to share it with others. Whilst the aforementioned treasures fail to bring about any benefit to the person after death – even if he shared those treasures with others!

Preservation of knowledge

If you had acquired treasure, wouldn’t you strive to preserve it?

One of the ways to preserve knowledge is to share it with others. This makes that very knowledge more deep-rooted and effective.

All Muslims have been obligated to seek an Islamic education as early as possible, with the aim of being able to navigate themselves throughout their day-to-day lives, whilst firmly holding onto their religious values.

Can you imagine the amount of reward we could accumulate, in Ramadan, through helping people hold firm to their religion and being the triggering cause for their change?

Action plan

  1. Share any Islamic knowledge you learn with family, friends, and peers;
  2. Utilise your social media for sharing Islamic knowledge with others, in pursuit of the ultimate reward.

Coming up

As we start to hasten towards sharing valuable knowledge with others, let’s keep an eye out for Part 8 of the series.

In the next part, we will be exploring the benefits of offering a helping hand to others. Are you somebody who tries to tend to the needs of others? If so, the next article may be of interest to you!

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Source: Islam21c

Notes

[1] Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 1631

[2] al-Mu’jam al-Awsat, 3,479

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Ustadh Faizaan Mahmood

Ustadh Faizaan Mahmood is the founder of Abqa Institute. He is currently pursuing a BA in Islamic Sciences at al-Azhar University and works as an Imam in Northwich Muslim Centre. He has been studying the Islamic Sciences under the supervision of scholars for 9+ years, and regularly delivers sermons and lectures in different mosques in the UK.

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