Reference for the Hadith ‘The ‘Ulama are the heirs of the Ambiya’

Please mention the source of the Hadith, ‘The ‘Ulama are the inheritors of the Ambiya’

Answer:

This is part of a longer Hadith recorded in numerous Hadith collections. Among them are:

  1. Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2682
  2. Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 3636
  3. Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 223
  4. Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 88

See the full Hadith here

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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