4.   He gets a share in the mercy that descends on the gathering of knowledge.

5.   As long as he listens to scholarly points, he remains in worship.

6.   He becomes aware of the honour of knowledge and Islamic scholars and the humiliation of ignorance and sins.

7.   When he does not understand some difficult point made by those Islamic scholars, he feels heart broken and he is written amongst the broken-hearted. (It has been stated in a Hadith Qudsi that Allah Almighty has said: I am near the broken-hearted. (Tanbih-ul-Ghafileen, p. 237)

He has further stated: I say: The reward that has been promised upon looking at an Islamic scholar and attending his gathering is besides that.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Passion of someone who valued the Islamic scholars

Sayyiduna Imam Ahmad Ibn-e-Hanbal رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه used to offer a hundred or more Nawafil at night but when he met Sayyiduna Yahya Ibn-e-Mu’een رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, he reduced his nightly worship and the number of Nawafil and started sitting in the company of Sayyiduna Yahya Ibn-e-Mu’een رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه for academic discussion. Seeing this, his son Abdullah asked: Dear father, you used to offer Nawafil in abundance at night. Why have you now reduced Nawafil and regularly attend the gathering of Sayyiduna Yahya رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه?

Sayyiduna Imam Ahmad Ibn-e-Hanbal رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه gave a beautiful reply to his son’s question. He said: O my son! The lack of Nawafil may be made up for later but the benefits of the company of this personality cannot be attained after his departure. (Al-Rihlah fi Talab Al-Hadith, p. 21)