Hadith on Knowledge - Ibn Majah 4112 - Knowledge is not cursed
Hadith on Knowledge - Ibn Majah 4112 - Knowledge is not cursed
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خُلَيْدٍ، عُتْبَةُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ قُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ضَمْرَةَ السَّلُولِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ الدُّنْيَا مَلْعُونَةٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَا فِيهَا إِلاَّ ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ وَمَا وَالاَهُ أَوْ عَالِمًا أَوْ مُتَعَلِّمًا
Abu Hurairah رضى الله تعالى عنه said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: “This world is cursed and what is in it is cursed [1] , except the remembrance of Allah (dhikr) and that which is conducive to it, or one who has knowledge or one who acquires knowledge.”
[1] It is cursed in a way that it has a great influence over the heart of mankind. Man continues to hoard this world even though he knows that death is inevitable. In this context, it is cursed otherwise it becomes a blessing from Allah for those who live in accordance with the articles of Islam. Among the blessings in this world is the remembrance of Allah or anything that induces the remembrance of Allah, such as knowledge, its scholars and the seekers of knowledge. Being obedient to the commands of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ will allow this world to become a blessing otherwise it will be a curse.
References
Sunan Ibn Ma’ajah 4112
Kitaab Az-Zuhd 4112
Prophetic Narrations on Knowledge by Ajmeri Press - Tehseen Raza Hamdani Nuri