KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FOR WORLDLY GAIN H 1420 "Whosoever acquires knowledge through which the Pleasure of Allah, the Mighty, the Glorified, is sought in order to attain thereby some worldly desire will not receive even the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Judgement." R 1420 Abu Daud with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, , praise and peace be upon him, said this.
1391- وعنه ، قَالَ : قَالَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ عِلْماً مِمَّا يُبْتَغَى بِهِ وَجْهُ اللهِ تعالى لا يَتَعَلَّمُهُ إِلاَّ لِيُصِيبَ بِهِ عَرَضاً مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ، لَمْ يَجِدْ عَرْفَ الجَنَّةِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ" يَعْنِي : رِيحَهَا . رواه أَبُو داود بإسناد صحيح .