Listening to Knowledge –
In the early period of divine revelation due to his eagerness to receive the divine revelation the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, used to join the Angel Jibrael, peace be upon him, through recitation. Allah, the Exalted, then ordered him to carefully listen to the revelation and promised him He would store it in his heart and enable him to recite and announce it after. Allah, the Exalted, would clarify, explain and enable him to fully understand it also. This has been discussed in a Hadith found in Sunan An Nasai, number 936. Chapter 75 Al Qiyamah, verses 16-19:
“Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him], to hasten with it [i.e., recitation of the Quran]. Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation. So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation. Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].”
One of the lessons to learn from this incident is that a Muslim should not only carefully listen to knowledge but also strive to act on it. Even though, the number of preachers has increased over time and accessing information has become easier yet the strength of Muslims has only weakened. One of the reasons is that many Muslims have adopted a mentality which has hindered them from learning and acting on Islamic knowledge namely, they believe merely listening to Islamic knowledge is good enough to succeed. This is a trap of the Devil and completely contradicts the attitude of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and the righteous predecessors. They not only listened to religious knowledge but they fully intended and fulfilled this intention by acting on the knowledge they heard. Failing to act in this way has caused the faith of Muslims to weaken. It is the reason why some Muslims have spent decades attending religious gatherings and talks yet have not changed for the better at all. The danger of this attitude is that eventually people will fall lower by believing that they can simply declare Islam with their tongues without the need to listen or act on religious teachings. Muslims will be left with ignorance as their guide which will only lead them to destruction.
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