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Seeking Knowledge
Seeking Knowledge (Sahih el Boykhari · Select Collections) — "Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, \"Do not wish to be like anyone except in tw…
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- Narrations about knowledge, guidance, learning, and related reports
- The Prophet taught that only two kinds of people should be emulated
- A person given wealth who spends it righteously
- A person given wisdom and the Holy Qur'an who acts according to it
- The knowledgeable person also teaches the Qur'an to others
- The account of Moses and Khadir emphasizes seeking and recognizing superior knowledge
- Moses was told through Divine Inspiration that Khadir was more learned than him
- The fish served as a sign that guided Moses to the meeting place
- Moses and his servant retraced their steps and found Khadir
- The further events involving Moses and Khadir are narrated in the Holy Qur'an, 18.54–18.82
- The Prophet embraced Ibn Abbas and prayed that Allah grant him knowledge of the Book and Qur'an
- Ibn Abbas passed in front of some worshippers at Mina while riding a she-ass, and nobody objected
- Mahmud bin Rabi'a remembered the Prophet taking water from a well bucket and throwing it on his face
- Abu Musa began reporting the Prophet's comparison of divinely sent guidance and knowledge to a “like a...”