Hasan on Knowledge: Charity to learn and teach Islam

‘Awf ibn Abi Jamilah reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is part of charity to learn sacred knowledge, and then teach it to the people.”

Source: Sharḥ Madhāhib Ahl al-Sunnah 1/53

عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنِ الحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ أَنَّهُ قَال مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ أَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْعِلْمَ ثُمَّ تُعَلِّمَهُ لِلنَّاسِ

1/53 شرح مذاهب أهل السنة لابن شاهين

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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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