"The Scholars (Ulama) are the Inheritors of the Prophets” The Holy Prophet (s)

”العلماء ورثة الأنبياء“ (الرسول الأعظم صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)

In this page, we are introducing to you some of the ayaat of the Quran and the narrations from the Ma’soomin (as) regarding the great position and value of the eminent scholars in this Ummah. We ask Allah swt to guide us to follow his path by following our eminent scholars.

وما كان المؤمنون لينفروا كافة فلولا نفر من كل فرقة منهم طائفة ليتفقهوا في الدين ولينذروا قومهم إذا رجعوا إليهم لعلهم يحذرون (التوبة 122)

Nor should the Believers all go forth together: if a contingent from every expedition remained behind, they could devote themselves to studies in religion, and admonish the people when they return to them,- that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves (against evil). (9:122)

إنما يخشى الله من عباده العلماء   (فاطر 28)

Among His servants only the scholars fear Allah (35:28)

 قل هل يستوي الذين يعلمون والذين لا يعلمون (الزمر 9)

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know not? 39:9

 يرفع الله الذين آمنوا منكم والذين أوتوا العلم درجات (المجادلة 11)

Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have knowledge, to high ranks. 58:11

 عَنْ عَلِيِّ بن الحسين (عَلَيْهما السَّلام) قَالَ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ لَطَلَبُوهُ وَلَوْ بِسَفْكِ الْمُهَجِ وَخَوْضِ اللُّجَجِ إِنَّ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَوْحَى إِلَى دَانِيَالَ أَنَّ أَمْقَتَ عَبِيدِي إِلَيَّ الْجَاهِلُ الْمُسْتَخِفُّ بِحَقِّ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ التَّارِكُ لِلاقْتِدَاءِ بِهِمْ وَأَنَّ أَحَبَّ عَبِيدِي إِلَيَّ التَّقِيُّ الطَّالِبُ لِلثَّوَابِ الْجَزِيلِ اللازِمُ لِلْعُلَمَاءِ التَّابِعُ لِلْحُلَمَاءِ الْقَابِلُ عَنِ الْحُكَمَاءِ. (كتاب الكافي ، الشيخ الكليني/ القسم الثاني/ بَابُ ثَوَابِ الْعَالِمِ وَالْمُتَعَلِّمِ/ الحديث الخامس)

Ali ibn al-Hussein (a.s.) has said:                                            

"If only people knew how much reward there is for seeking knowledge, they would have sought it even if they would have had to shed their blood for it or dive in large waves. Allah the Blessed and Most High revealed to Daniel saying, ‘The most hated among my creatures are the ignorant ones who disrespect the scholars and do not follow them.

The Most beloved to Me in My servants are the pious ones who work hard to become entitled for greater rewards, who always stay close to the scholars, follow the fore-bearing people and accept (the advise of) people of wisdom." (Kitab Al-Kafi, Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini/ Part 2/ Chapter 4/Chapter on the reward for the scholars and those who seek knowledge/ 5th Hadith)

عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْعِلْمَ وَعَمِلَ بِهِ وَعَلَّمَ لله دُعِيَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ عَظِيماً فَقِيلَ تَعَلَّمَ لله وَعَمِلَ لله وَعَلَّمَ لله.  (كتاب الكافي ، الشيخ  الكليني/ القسم الثاني/ بَابُ ثَوَابِ الْعَالِمِ وَالْمُتَعَلِّمِ/ الحديث السادس)

Abu ‘Abdullah (a.s.) has said:
"Whoever acquires knowledge and practices what he has learned and teaches it to others for the sake of Allah, among the angels of heavens he will be called a great personality. It will be said there: ‘He learned for the sake of Allah, practiced for the sake of Allah and taught it for the sake of Allah." (Kitab Al-Kafi,  Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini/ Part 2/ Chapter 4/ Chapter on the reward for the scholars and those who seek knowledge/ 6th Hadith) 

 عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ إِنَّ مِنْ حَقِّ الْعَالِمِ أَنْ لا تُكْثِرَ عَلَيْهِ السُّؤَالَ وَلا تَأْخُذَ بِثَوْبِهِ وَإِذَا دَخَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَعِنْدَهُ قَوْمٌ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمْ جَمِيعاً وَخُصَّهُ بِالتَّحِيَّةِ دُونَهُمْ وَاجْلِسْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلا تَجْلِسْ خَلْفَهُ وَلا تَغْمِزْ بِعَيْنِكَ وَلا تُشِرْ بِيَدِكَ وَلا تُكْثِرْ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ قَالَ فُلانٌ وَقَالَ فُلانٌ خِلافاً لِقَوْلِهِ وَلا تَضْجَرْ بِطُولِ صُحْبَتِهِ فَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْعَالِمِ مَثَلُ النَّخْلَةِ تَنْتَظِرُهَا حَتَّى يَسْقُطَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا شَيْ‏ءٌ وَالْعَالِمُ أَعْظَمُ أَجْراً مِنَ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ الله. (كتاب الكافي ، الشيخ الكليني/ القسم الثاني/ بَابُ حَقِّ الْعَالِمِ/ الحديث الأول) 

 Abu ‘Abdullah (a.s.) has said:           

"Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘One of the rights of a scholar is that one must not ask him many questions and must not hold to his garment (excessive questioning). When one would enter in his presence while other people are there one should offer salutation to all of them and special greetings to the scholar only. One must sit before him and not behind him. One must not blink his eyes before him or make hand gestures and must not speak much in his presence such as so and so said so and so opposite to what he says. The length of his meeting must not disappoint one because the case of a scholar is like a fruit bearing tree in which case one needs to wait until the tree lets fruits to fall onto one. The reward for a scholar is greater than that for one who fasts and prays very often and those who fight for the cause of Allah.’" (Kitab Al-Kafi,  Al-Sheikh Al-Kulaini/ Part 2/ Chapter 6/ Chapter on the Rights of the scholars / 1st Hadith)