Principle 10 — Non-Beneficial Knowledge

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Non-Beneficial Knowledge

One of the supplications of the Prophet of Islam was: “O God, save me from such knowledge as is not beneficial (Allahumma inni aauzu bika min ilmin la yanfa).” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 2722)

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Real knowledge is beneficial to humanity. On the other hand, the knowledge that is not beneficial to humanity is not a desired piece of knowledge. Making efforts to gain such knowledge is completely a waste of time.

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