وقد فسر ابن عباس: «الرباني» بأنه الحكيم الفقيه، ووافقه ابن مسعود فيما رواه ابن الحربي في «غريبه» عنه بإسناد صحيح، وقال الاصمعي والإسماعيلي: الرباني نسبة إلى الرب؛ أبي: الذي يقصد ما أمره الرب بقصده من العلم والعمل».

وقال ثعلب: قيل للعلماء ربانيون لأنهم يربون العلم؛ أي: يقومون به، وزيدت الألف والنون للمبالغة

Asalamualaykum,

The full hadith:

Zaid b. Alqam reported: I am not going to say anything but only that which Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) used to say. He used to supplicate:” O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from incapacity, from sloth, from cowardice, from miserliness, decrepitude and from torment of the grave. O Allah, grant to my soul the sense of righteousness and purify it, for Thou art the Best Purifier thereof. Thou art the Protecting Friend thereof, and Guardian thereof. O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the knowledge which does not benefit, from the heart that does not entertain the fear (of Allah), from the soul that does not feel contented and the supplication that is not responded.” (Source: http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/hadith/muslim/035.smt.html#035.6568)

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Is the reference from Sahih Muslim correct? I can’t seem to find the hadith mentioned.