Mu’adh on ‘Ilm: No reward for divine knowledge until acted upon

Yazid ibn Jabir reported: Mu’adh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Act as you wish after you have learned, for Allah Almighty will never reward you for knowledge until you act upon it.”

Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 266

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-‘Iraqi

عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَعْلَمُوا فَلَنْ يَأْجُرَكُمُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِالْعِلْمِ حَتَّى تَعْمَلُوا

266 سنن الدارمي

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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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