Hadith on Fiqh: Understanding Islam key to all good

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “To whomever Allah wills goodness, He grants them understanding of the religion.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 220

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

Imam al-Turibishti commented, “The reality of ‘understanding in religion’ is what occurs in the heart and then appears on the tongue, thereby producing good deeds and cultivating reverence and Godfearing righteousness. As for those who study its topics to gain prestige or consume its earnings, they are far removed from the highest level because their ‘understanding’ is connected to the tongue without the heart.”

Source: Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ 1/302

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ يُرِدْ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ

220 سنن ابن ماجه أبواب السنة باب فضل العلماء والحث على طلب العلم

1/149 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج سنن ابن ماجه

قَالَ التُّورِبِشْتِيُّ حَقِيقَةُ الْفِقْهِ فِي الدِّينِ مَا وَقَعَ فِي الْقَلْبِ ثُمَّ ظَهَرَ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ فَأَفَادَ الْعَمَلَ وَأَوْرَثَ الْخَشْيَةَ وَالتَّقْوَى وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَتَدَارَسُ أَبْوَابًا مِنْهُ لِيَتَعَزَّزَ بِهِ وَيَتَأَكَّلَ بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ بِمَعْزِلٍ عَنِ الرُّتْبَةِ الْعُظْمَى لِأَنَّ الْفِقْهَ تَعَلَّقَ بِلِسَانِهِ دُونَ قَلْبِهِ

1/302 مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح

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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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