AHMAD-ZUHD 1335: from Qatādah —

[Machine] "He used to say, 'The virtue of knowledge is more beloved to Allah than the virtue of worship, and the best of your religion is self-control.'"

الزهد لأحمد ١٣٣٥: عن قتاده —

كَانَ [195] مُطَرِّفٌ يَقُولُ «فَضْلُ الْعِلْمِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ فَضْلِ الْعِبَادَةِ وَخَيْرُ دِينِكُمُ الْوَرَعُ»


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