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THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM GUIDANCE AND KNOWLEDGE

1407

“Concerning the guidance and knowledge with which I have been endowed, it can be compared to rain which falls upon the land. Part of the land is good and fertile; the dry grass turns green and an abundance of fresh new grass is produced. Another part is dry but stores water and with it Allah benefits people, they drink from it and use it for cultivation. Another part is a barren plain that neither retains water, nor yet produces fresh grass. Such are the cases of those who understand the religion sent down by Allah and benefit from that with which Allah has sent to me, studying and teaching it. There are those who do not raise their heads to gain religious knowledge nor do they accept the guidance with which I have been sent."

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Musa who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.