The Seeker of Knowledge

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The seeker of knowledge among ignorant people is as the living one among the dead.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When death comes to the seeker of knowledge whilst he is in that state [of seeking knowledge], he dies as a martyr.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge is indeed on the path of Allah until he returns.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who seeks knowledge is as one who spends his day fasting and his night praying. Verily a chapter of knowledge that a man learns is better for him than for him to have as much gold as a mountain and give it all away in the way of Allah.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge, Allah guarantees his sustenance for him.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The seeker of knowledge is the seeker of mercy; the seeker of knowledge is the pillar of Islam and is given his recompense with the prophets.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the angels spread their wings over the seeker of knowledge and seek forgiveness on his behalf.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who traverses a path in order to gain knowledge thereupon, Allah makes him traverse the path to Paradise.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge is himself sought after by Paradise.

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily everything seeks forgiveness for the seeker of knowledge, including the fishes in the sea, the reptiles on the land, and the predators and livestock of the earth.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is overtaken by death whilst he is seeking knowledge, there remains but a difference of one level between him and the Prophets.