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Does the Hadith, "Indeed, Allah and His angels and the inhabitants of the heavens and the earths, even the ant in its hole and even the fish, supplicate for the one who teaches people good," include all Muslims, or is it limited to scholars and preachers? And if it includes them, what can an ordinary Muslim do to attain this reward?

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The Hadith: "The superiority of the scholar over the worshipper is like my superiority over the least of you," is authentic. Although there is weakness in its chain of transmission, some scholars have authenticated it. The meaning of "teacher of good to people" in this Hadith refers to scholars, callers to Islam (Du'at), and everyone who guides people to what brings them closer to Allah and benefits them in the afterlife. It does not require one to be a scholar or a Da'i (caller to Islam); rather, every Muslim can teach whatever good they are capable of, such as teaching Surah Al-Fatihah or prayer, or enjoining good and forbidding evil, provided that it is done with insight and knowledge.

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