The superiority of knowledge

Excerpts taken from The Aaalim Sheikh Yahya Ibn Alee Al-Hajooree’s checking of The Introduction to  Sunan Ad-Daarimee:

The Chapter Superiority of Knowledge and the Scholar

334-Yuusuf Ibn Muusa informed us that Ibraaheem bin Muusa narrated to us that Muhammad bin AlHassan As-San’aanee narrated to us Mundhir and he is ibn An-Nu’maan on the authority of Wahb Ibn Munabih, that he said :

(The sittings in which knowledge is discussed are more beloved to me than its similar in prayer, that maybe one hears a word and benefits from it for a year or the rest of his life)

335-Ya’quub bin Ibraaheem informed us that Wakee’ informed us that Sufyaan Said:

(I dont know any action more superior than seeking knowledge and memorising, for the one that Allah wants good for)

336-And he said (wakee’) that Al-Hassan bin Saalih said:

(Verliy the people are in need of this Knowledge in regards to their Deen like they are in need of food and drink in the Dunyaa)

All of the above narrations have been graded saheeh by our Shaykh Yahya al Hajooree Hafidhahullaah in ‘Urful Wardee 156-157