Knowledge is better than money
The high status of knowledge has been established very strongly in Islam through explicit texts in the Quran and hadeeth, as well as in the writings of the scholars of Islam. Allah said in the Quran what means: Allah raises the rank of those among you who believe and those who were granted the knowledge
Also Allah said: Those who know are not equal to those who do not know
Also Allah said in the Quran what means: Those who have the knowledge fear Allah the most
Moreover, Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam to praise the status of knowledge, its' teachers and its' students. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said to one of the companions "O Abi Dahr if you go and learn one verse of the Quran it will be more rewardable for you than praying 100 rakkaths of the optional prayer, and if you go and learn a chapter of the knowledge it will be more rewardable for you than praying 1,000 rakkaths of the optional prayer"
Also Imam ^Aliyy ibn Abi Tallib the fourth Caliph said: Knowledge is better than money because knowledge protects you whereas you protect money, knowledge rules over things whereas money is ruled over, money diminishes as you spend it, whereas spending the knowledge by teaching it to others increases your reward
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