📘 ❞ The Book of Knowledge ❝ كتاب ــ أبو خيثمة زهير بن حرب اصدار 2001

عن كتاب The Book of Knowledge:


ll praise is for Allaah and may His peace and blessings be on the Final Messenger, his family and those
who follow him in goodness until the Day of Judgement. To Proceed.
We are pleased to present this, our seventh E-Book, entitled: “
The Book of Knowledge
” - a complete
translation of the classical work
“
Kitaab-ul-‘Ilm
”
of Imaam Abu Khaithama An-Nasaa’ee (
rahimahullaah
).
This treatise is comprised of a collection of
ahaadeeth
(sayings of the Prophet) and
athaar
(sayings of the
Salaf) on the subject of Islaamic Knowledge. By read
ing the various narrations, it is hoped that the reader
will benefit and reflect on the merits and virtues of
seeking, acquiring and teaching knowledge. The treatise
also provides a first-hand look on how the Salaf’s attit
ude was with respect to knowledge – how they sought
it, how they learned it and how they taught it to others
. There are several narrations, also, that give us a
description of the characteristics of some of
the Salaf, their knowledge and their virtues.
Therefore, this treatise is of the utmost importance,
as it provides the reader with an account of the Salaf -
those whom we are obligated to follow and take their ex
ample. And it deals with one of the most important
topics in Islaam, which is Knowledge, since knowledge
is the foundation that is required before doing all
sayings and actions. Al-Haafidh Ibn 'Abd-il-Barr said:
"The scholars have unanimously agreed that there
is from knowledge that which is a specified obligation upon every individual with respect to himself
(
fard ‘ayn
) and that which is a collective obligation (
fard kifaayah
) – if someone rises to fulfill it, its
obligation becomes withdrawn from the remaining people of that area."
3
Imaam Ibn Qudaamah said: "As for knowledge of the Relig
ion, all of it is praiseworthy. It is divided
into
usool
(fundamental issues),
furoo'
(subsidiary issues),
muqaddimaat
(introductory knowledge) and
mutammimaat
(complementary knowledge). The
usool
consist of the Book of Allaah, the Sunnah of the
Prophet, the consensus of the Muslim scholar
s and the narrations of the Sahaabah. The
furoo’
consist of
what is understood from these fundamental sources from the meanings that are perceived by the
intellect, such that what is understood from it
is something other than the written wording.”
4
The treatise has been verified by the great schol
ar of our time, Imaam Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-
Albaanee. He has provided gradings for many of the narrations as well as notes and commentaries that
give an explanation for some of these narrations.
We ask Allaah that He make this present E-Book a
source of benefit for its readers and a source of
guidance for those who act upon what is in it

.