أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْبَزَّارُ ، حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيل ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :" مَنْ جَاءَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَهُوَ يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ لِيُحْيِيَ بِهِ الْإِسْلَامَ، فَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ النَّبِيِّينَ دَرَجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ "

Bishr bin Thabit Al-Bazzar told us, Nasr bin Al-Qasim told us, on the authority of Muhammad bin Ismail, on the authority of Amr bin Kathir, on the authority of Al-Hasan, He said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever comes to death while he is seeking knowledge in order to revive Islam thereby, it is between him and the prophets.” One rank in Paradise.”