Obstacles in gaining beneficial knowledge

Despite Nabi salallahu alayhi wasallam being the nabi and the greatest of all creation, yet he was given the command of : وَقُلْ رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا (O My Rabb! Increase me in knowledge.) Therefore, Nabi salallahu alayhi wasallam made the du`aafor the increase in knowledge. There are two types of `ilm(knowledge): `ilm-e-naafi`(beneficial knowledge) `ilm-e-ghair naafi`(non …