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ahmad-zuhd:2281ʿAbdullāh from my father > Hāshim > Jarīr > Ḥabīb b. ʿUbayd al-Raḥabī

[Machine] "Learn knowledge and understand it, and benefit from it, and do not learn it in order to show off with it, for if your life lasts long enough, it is likely that the knowledgeable person will show off with his knowledge just as the well-dressed person shows off with his attire."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٢٨١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الرَّحَبِيِّ قَالَ

«تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ واعْقِلُوهُ وَانْتَفِعُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَعَلَّمُوهُ لِتَجَمَّلُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُوشِكُ إِنْ طَالَ بِكُمُ عُمْرٌ أَنْ يَتَجَمَّلَ ذُو الْعِلْمِ بِعِلْمِهِ كَمَا يَتَجَمَّلُ ذُو الْبِزَّةِ بِبِزَّتِهِ»  


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darimi:381ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbd al-Majīd > Ḥarīz > Ḥabīb b. ʿUbayd

[Machine] It is said, "Learn knowledge and benefit from it, and do not learn it for the purpose of showing off, for it is very likely that if your life span is prolonged, the person with knowledge will show off with his knowledge just as the person with a fine garment shows off with his garment."  

الدارمي:٣٨١أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَرِيزٌ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ كَانَ

يُقَالُ «تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ وَانْتَفِعُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَعَلَّمُوهُ لِتَتَجَمَّلُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُوشِكُ إِنْ طَالَ بِكُمْ عُمُرٌ أَنْ يَتَجَمَّلَ ذُو الْعِلْمِ بِعِلْمِهِ كَمَا يَتَجَمَّلُ ذُو الْبِزَّةِ بِبِزَّتِهِ»