Is there a hadith meaning ‘Death of a scholar leaves a vacuum in Islam’?

- I have heard that there is a hadith meaning the death of a scholar leaves a vacuum in Islam.
- Is there such a hadith in this source? If there is, what does the death of a scholar leaving a vacuum in Islam mean?
- I know a hadith meaning “the death of a scholar is the death of the world” Which one is correct, or are they both hadiths?

Dear Brother / Sister,

Yes, there is a hadith meaning “Death of a scholar leaves a vacuum in Islam”. (see Darimi, Muqaddima, 32, 1/351)

According to what the researcher Husayn Salim reports, this narration is sound. (see ibid-Taliq)

- In fact, this narration is famous as a hadith in the form of “Death of the scholar is the death of the world.” However, we could not find this expression in our research in different sources we made in Arabic and Turkish.

- One of the reasons why the death of scholars is so harmful is that they took the leading role in the education and training of the revelation that came as the heirs of the prophets.

For example, if there had not been millions of scholars who were experts in different branches of science such as tafsir, hadith, fiqh and kalam, how would this ummah learn about the religion of Islam?

The cornerstones of the Islamic palace are scholars. The death of a scholar means the falling of a stone from the building, leaving a vacuum.

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