Does seeking worldly knowledge like history, language, chemistry, and medicine, with the aim of improving one's social status, fall under the noble Prophetic saying: "Whoever seeks knowledge to argue with the foolish, or to boast before scholars, or to turn people's faces towards himself, he is in the Fire"?

The aforementioned Hadith, which prohibits seeking knowledge for the purpose of boasting, or to argue with the foolish, or to attract people's attention, refers to Islamic religious knowledge. This is the primary subject of praise and commendation in Islamic law. This does not imply a general condemnation of worldly sciences; some of them are desirable and praiseworthy due to their benefits for the Ummah, such as medicine and arithmetic, and may even be a communal obligation (fard kifayah). Whoever learns these worldly sciences with a good intention, such as serving people and benefiting the Ummah, will be rewarded for it. However, if their intention is not good, they will not be sinful for it.