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ahmad-zuhd:867 – ʿAbdullāh from my father > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Qurrah > ʿAwn b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUtbah

[Machine] Abdullah said, "Knowledge is not about the abundance of narration, but rather knowledge is fearing (Allah)."

الزهد لأحمد:٨٦٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ الْعِلْمُ بِكَثْرَةِ الرِّوَايَةِ وَلَكِنَّ الْعِلْمَ الْخَشْيَةُ

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tabarani:8534 – Abū Khalīfah > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Qurrah b. Khālid > ʿAwn

[Machine] Abdullah said, "Knowledge is not gained through excessive talking, but through fear of God."

الطبراني:٨٥٣٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ثنا عَوْنٌ قَالَ قَالَ

عَبْدُ اللهِ «لَيْسَ الْعِلْمَ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الْحَدِيثِ وَلَكِنَّ الْعِلْمَ مِنَ الْخَشْيَةِ»