(The book) ‘Basaair Al Darajaat’ – Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Ahwazy, from Fazalat, from Umar Bin Aban who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far -asws saying: ‘The knowledge which descended with Adam -as was not raised, and ‘عَالِمٌ’ a scholar passes away but his -asws knowledge does not go away’’.
(The book) ‘Ikmal Al Deen’ – By this chain from Al Yaqteeny, from Al Washa, from Umar Bin Aban, from Al Husayn Bin Abu Hamza, from his father, ‘O Abu Hamza! The earth cannot be vacant except and there is a ‘عَالِمَ’ scholar -asws from us -asws in it. So, if the people make an addition, he -asws would say: ‘They are adding’; and if they make a reduction, he -asws would say: ‘They are reducing’.
And Allah -azwj will never Take out that ‘ الْعَالِمَ ’ scholar -asws until he -asws sees among his -asws sons -asws , one -asws who knows similar to his -asws knowledge, or whatever Allah -azwj so Desires’’. [24] As an example, an additional Hadith is cited in Appendix II. Looking at a face of a Scholar (Masoom -asws ) is Ibadah: وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): النظر إلى وجه العالم عبادة. And he -saww said: ‘The looking at the face of the scholar -asws , is (an act of) worship’’.
[25] نوادر الراوندي: بإسناده عن موسى بن جعفر، عن آبائه (عليهم السلام) قال: قال (صلى الله عليه وآله): النظر في وجه العالم حبا له عبادة. (The book) Nawadir of Al Rawandy, by his chain, ‘From Musa -asws Bin Ja’far -asws having said: ‘He -saww said: ‘The looking at the face of the scholar -asws , love for him, is (an act of) worship’’. [26] From Where One should Acquire the True Knowledge?