Question:
AsalamuAlaykum wrh wbrk
What is the authenticity of this hadith:
The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: O Abu Dharr! If you learn one verse from The Book of Allah, it is better for you than to voluntarily pray one hundred rakahs; and if you learn a category of knowledge (religion), regardless if it is applied or not, it is better for you than to voluntarily pray one thousand rakahs.
Answer:
`Alaykum Salam,
Narrated by Ibn Majah in his Sunan with a weak chain, so it is usable for encouragement to good works by agreement of the scholars.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
