وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِمَجْلِسَيْنِ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ، فَقَالَ: «كِلَاهُمَا عَلَى خَيْرٍ، وَأَحَدُهُمَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ، أَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَيَدْعُونَ اللَّهَ وَيَرْغَبُونَ إِلَيْهِ، فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَعْطَاهُمْ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ مَنَعَهُمْ، وَأَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ الْفِقْهَ أَوْ (قَالَ) الْعِلْمَ، وَيُعَلِّمُونَ الْجَاهِلَ، فَهُمْ أَفْضَلُ، وَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ مُعَلِّمًا» ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فِيهِمْ. (Reported by al-Darimi)
Translation: Abd Allah ibn Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed two gatherings in his mosque. He said that both were engaged in good, but one was better. One group was supplicating and seeking Allah's bounty, which He may grant or withhold. The other was learning religious knowledge and teaching those who did not know; he described this group as better, saying that he was sent as a teacher. He then sat with them.
Supplication is expressly described as good, while teaching and learning receive special recognition because their benefit can extend to others.