رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اكتُبُوا العِلمَ قبلَ ذَهابِ العُلَماءِ، وإنّما ذَهابُ العِلمِ بِمَوتِ العُلَماءِ . كنز العمّال : 28733 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Write down knowledge before the departure of the scholars, for the departure of knowledge ensues from the death of scholars.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28733
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قَيِّدُوا العِلمَ بالكِتابِ . كنز العمّال : 29332 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Capture knowledge through writing.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 29332
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كَتَبَ عَنِّي عِلماً أو حَديثاً لم يَزَلْ يُكتَبْ لَهُ الأجرُ ما بَقِيَ ذلكَ العِلمُ والحَديثُ . كنز العمّال : 28951 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever writes knowledge or a narration on my authority, a reward will continuously be written for him as long as that knowledge and narration exists.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28951
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المؤمنُ إذا ماتَ وتَرَكَ وَرَقةً واحِدَةً علَيها عِلمٌ تَكونُ تِلكَ الوَرَقةُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ سِتراً فيما بَينَهُ وبَينَ النّارِ ، وأعطاهُ اللَّهُ تباركَ وتعالى بكُلِّ حَرفٍ مَكتوبٍ علَيها مَدينَةً أوسَعَ مِن الدُّنيا سَبعَ مَرّاتٍ . الأمالي للصدوق : 91 / 64 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a believer dies and leaves behind one piece of paper that has knowledge on it, that paper will be a guard for him on the Day of Judgment between him and the Hellfire, and Allah Almighty will give him for every word written on that paper a city seven times larger than the world.' Amali al-Saduq, p. 40, no. 3
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمنِ الرَّحيمِ مِفتاحُ كلِّ كِتابٍ . الدّرّ المنثور : 1 / 27 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, '[The phrase] In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful is the key [opening] for every book.' al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 1, p. 27
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رَدُّ جَوابِ الكتابِ حَقٌّ كَرَدِّ السَّلامِ . كنز العمّال : 29294 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The reply to a letter is a right [incumbent upon one] just like the reply to a greeting (salam).' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 29294
