Hadith on Knowledge: Cure for ignorance is to ask scholars

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the only cure for ignorance is to ask questions.

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 336

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Ibn al-Qayyim said, “The Prophet designated ignorance as a disease, and he designated the cure as asking the scholars.”

Source: al-Jawāb al-Kāfī 1/8

عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا شِفَاءُ الْعِيِّ السُّؤَالُ

336 سنن أبي داود كتاب الطهارة باب في المجروح يتيمم

4362 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

وقال ابن القيم وَقَدْ جَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْجَهْلَ دَاءً وَجَعَلَ دَوَاءَهُ سُؤَالَ الْعُلَمَاءِ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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