Jami’ at-Tirmidhi is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abu ‘Isa Muhammad at-Tirmidhi. It is notable for its classification of hadith based on authenticity and legal relevance, and includes commentary on the reliability of narrators and juristic differences among scholars.

Book 41, Chapters on Knowledge, discusses the virtues of seeking knowledge and the responsibilities of scholars.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 37

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 37 Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Faqih is harder on Ash-Shaitan than a thousand worshipers.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ جَنَاحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 38

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 38 Narrated Qais bin Kathir: “A man from Al-Madinah came to Abu Ad-Darda when he was in Dimashq. So he said: ‘What brings you O my nephew?’ He replied: ‘A Hadith reached me which you have narrated from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’ He said: ‘You did not come for […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 39

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 39 Narrated Ibn Ashwa: from Yazid bin Salamah Al-Ju’fi, he said: “Yazid bin Salamah ‘O Messenger of Allah! I heard so many narrations from you that I am afraid the last of them will cause me to forget the first of them. So narrate a statement to me that will […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 40

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 40 Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Two things will not be together in a hypocrite: Good manners, and Fiqh in the religion.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الْعَامِرِيُّ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 41

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 41 Narrated Abu Umamah Al-Bahili: “Two men were mentioned before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). One of them a worshiper, and the other a scholar. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The superiority of the scholar over the worshiper is like my superiority over the least of you.’ Then […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 42

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 42 Narrated Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The believer will never be satisfied with the good he hears, until he ends up in Paradise.” حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ دَرَّاجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْهَيْثَمِ، عَنْ […]

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 43

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 41, Hadith 43 Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The wise statement is the lost property of the believer, so wherever he finds it, then he is more worthy of it.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ الْكِنْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ […]