Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 219
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ غَالِبٍ الْعَبَّادَانِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْبَحْرَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لأَنْ تَغْدُوَ فَتَعَلَّمَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مِائَةَ رَكْعَةٍ وَلأَنْ تَغْدُوَ فَتَعَلَّمَ بَابًا مِنَ الْعِلْمِ عُمِلَ بِهِ أَوْ لَمْ يُعْمَلْ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ أَلْفَ رَكْعَةٍ " .
Al-Abbas ibn Abdullah al-Wasiti reported to us: Abdullah ibn Ghalib al-Abbadani reported to us, from Abdullah ibn Ziyad al-Bahrani, from Ali ibn Zayd, from Said ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Dharr, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to me, ‘Abu Dharr, if you go out in the morning to learn a verse from the Book of Allah, it is better for you than praying one hundred rakahs. If you go out to learn a chapter of knowledge, whether it is acted upon or not, that is better for you than praying one thousand rakahs.’
Translation notes
The Arabic says a chapter or subject of knowledge, and retains the qualification whether it is acted upon or not.