Riyad as-Salihin — Hadith #46383

On the authority of Abu Umamah, may God be pleased with him, that the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “The favor of the scholar over the worshiper is like my favor over the lowest of you.” Then the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “Indeed, God and His angels and the people of the heavens and the earth, even the ant in its hole and even the whale, send blessings upon those who teach people goodness.” ((Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and said: It is a good hadith. ).