Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 249

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Mishkat al-Masabih 249
Arabic hadith text
عَنِ الْحَسَنِ مُرْسَلًا قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ جَاءَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَهُوَ يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ لِيُحْيِيَ بِهِ الْإِسْلَامَ فَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّبِيِّينَ دَرَجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» . رَوَاهُ الدَّارمِيّ
Translation

Al-Hasan reported in mursal form that God’s messenger said, “Ifdeath comes to anyone when he is seeking knowledge with the purposeof using it to revivify Islam, there will be only one degree between himand the prophets in paradise.” Darimi transmitted it.