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Allah, the Almighty, has favored knowledge and made it the inheritance of the prophets, and has exalted its people and given them honor and virtue. This honor and virtue can only be achieved through sincerity to Allah, the Almighty, and effort in learning and teaching it; the scholar must follow the guidance of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and take the causes for the acceptance of his knowledge. In this useful and enjoyable treatise, Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, may Allah have mercy on him, explains the preference of the knowledge of the companions and followers over that of those who came after them, and the reasons for the preference between them.
