Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
ahmad:23482Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl > ʿAṭāʾ > Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥman

[Machine] We were informed by one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ who used to teach us that they used to memorize ten verses at a time from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they would not move on to the next ten until they had understood the knowledge and implemented the teachings in these verses. They said, "So we learned the knowledge and its application."  

أحمد:٢٣٤٨٢حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ

حَدَّثَنَا مَنْ كَانَ يُقْرِئُنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَقْتَرِئُونَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ فَلَا يَأْخُذُونَ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأُخْرَى حَتَّى يَعْلَمُوا مَا فِي هَذِهِ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعَمَلِ قَالُوا فَعَلِمْنَا الْعِلْمَ وَالْعَمَلَ  


See similar narrations below:

Collected by Suyūṭī
suyuti:654-21bAbū ʿAbd al-Raḥmn al-Slmī > Ḥddathanā Man Kān
Request/Fix translation

  

السيوطي:٦٥٤-٢١b

"عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمن السلْمِي قَالَ: حدَّثَنَا مَنْ كَان (يَقربُنَا) (3) مْنِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنهُمْ كانُوا (يقروُنَ) (* *) مِنْ رسولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ ولا يَأخُذُونَ فِي العشر الأُخْرَى حَتَّى يَعْلمُوا مَا فِي هذِهِ مِنَ العلْمِ وَالعَمْلِ، فَعَلمَنا العَلِم والعَمَل".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة