Is it permissible in the mosque to limit oneself to acquiring knowledge without inviting people and guiding them?
Sitting in the mosque for learning is a great act of worship, as it combines the honor of the act and the place. There are hadiths regarding this, including the hadith from Muslim: "No people gather in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility descends upon them, mercy envelops them, angels surround them, and Allah mentions them among those with Him." Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) clarified that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) inheritance is the learning of lawful and unlawful matters in the mosque. The Salaf used to fill the mosques with teaching, so such individuals should be encouraged, commended, and assisted. Whoever learns knowledge should act upon it and teach it to others, due to the immense reward for it, and because Allah guiding one man through him is better for him than red camels.
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