[Machine] "Do not consider yourself knowledgeable until you become a learner, and do not consider yourself knowledgeable in a subject until you apply it. It is enough sin for you to continue being argumentative. It is enough sin for you to continue being lazy. It is enough sin for you to continue being a liar by speaking about matters other than Allah Almighty."  

«لَا تَكُونُ عَالِمًا حَتَّى تَكُونَ مُتَعَلِّمًا وَلَا تَكُونُ بِالْعِلْمِ عَالِمًا حَتَّى تَكُونَ بِهِ عَامِلًا وَكَفَى بِكَ إِثْمًا أَنْ لَا تَزَالَ مُخَاصِمًا وَكَفَى بِكَ إِثْمًا أَنْ لَا تَزَالَ مُمَارِيًا وَكَفَى بِكَ كَاذِبًا أَنْ لَا تَزَالَ مُحَدِّثًا فِي غَيْرِ ذَاتِ اللَّهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] I once said to Al-Hasan regarding something he said, "O Abu Sa'id, this is not how jurists speak." He replied, "Woe onto you! Haven't you seen that a jurist is merely an ascetic in this world, desiring the hereafter, knowledgeable in religious affairs, and continuously dedicated to worshipping his Lord?"  

قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ يَوْمًا فِي شَيْءٍ قَالَهُ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ لَيْسَ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الْفُقَهَاءُ فَقَالَ «وَيْحَكَ وَرَأَيْتَ أَنْتَ فَقِيهًا قَطُّ إِنَّمَا الْفَقِيهُ الزَّاهِدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا الرَّاغِبُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ الْبَصِيرُ بِأَمْرِ دِينِهِ الْمُدَاوِمُ عَلَى عِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ»  

[Machine] He was asked, "Who is the most knowledgeable among the people of Medina?" He replied, "The one who fears his Lord the most, the Almighty and the Exalted."  

قِيلَ لَهُ مَنْ أَفْقَهُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ أَتْقَاهُمْ لِرَبِّهِ ﷻ  

[Machine] "The true scholar is the one who fears Allah the Almighty."  

«إِنَّمَا الْفَقِيهُ مَنْ يَخَافُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى»  

[Machine] "The true scholar is the one who does not despair people from the mercy of Allah, does not give them permission in committing sins, does not make them feel safe from the punishment of Allah, and does not divert them away from the Quran to other sources. Indeed, there is no goodness in worship that lacks knowledge and understanding, and there is no knowledge that lacks comprehension, and there is no recitation without reflection."  

«إِنَّ الْفَقِيهَ حَقَّ الْفَقِيهِ مَنْ لَمْ يُقَنِّطِ النَّاسَ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ لَهُمْ فِي مَعَاصِي اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يُؤَمِّنْهُمْ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَدَعِ الْقُرْآنَ رَغْبَةً عنْهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ إِنَّهُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي عِبَادَةٍ لَا عِلْمَ فِيهَا وَلَا عِلْمٍ لَا فَهْمَ فِيهِ وَلَا قِرَاءَةٍ لَا تَدَبُّرَ فِيهَا»  

[Machine] "Ali is a scholar who is truly knowledgeable, and does not make people lose hope in the mercy of Allah, nor does he reassure them about the punishment of Allah. He does not permit them to commit sins against Allah. Indeed, there is no goodness in worship that lacks knowledge, and no goodness in knowledge that lacks understanding, and no goodness in recitation that lacks reflection."  

عَلِيٌّ «الْفَقِيهُ حَقُّ الْفَقِيهِ الَّذِي لَا يُقَنِّطُ النَّاسَ مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يُؤَمِّنُهُمْ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يُرَخِّصُ لَهُمْ فِي مَعَاصِي اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي عِبَادَةٍ لَا عِلْمَ فِيهَا وَلَا خَيْرَ فِي عِلْمٍ لَا فَهْمَ فِيهِ وَلَا خَيْرَ فِي قِرَاءَةٍ لَا تَدَبُّرَ فِيهَا»  

[Machine] "I find a people who learn for other than action, and understand for other than worship, and seek the dunya (worldly life) through the actions of the hereafter, and wear the skins of sheep while their hearts are harder than stone. They deceive through me or they deceive me?" So, I swore by me I will make available to them a trial that will leave the patient confused in it."  

«إِنِّي لَأَجِدُ نَعْتَ قَوْمٍ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ لِغَيْرِ الْعَمَلِ وَيَتَفَقَّهُونَ لِغَيْرِ الْعِبَادَةِ وَيَطْلُبُونَ الدُّنْيَا بِعَمَلِ الْآخِرَةِ وَيَلْبَسُونَ جُلُودَ الضَّأْنِ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ أَمَرُّ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ فَبِي يَغْتَرُّونَ أَوْ إِيَّايَ يُخَادِعُونَ؟ فَحَلَفْتُ بِي لَأُتِيحَنَّ لَهُمْ فِتْنَةً تَتْرُكُ الْحَلِيمَ فِيهَا حَيْرَانَ»  

[Machine] He wrote to him, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, I swear by Allah that I intended nothing but good with it, for it to be an imam who speaks with knowledge and acts with immorality, so that he misleads people and leads them astray."  

فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ هَرِمٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ بِهِ إِلَّا الْخَيْرَ يَكُونُ إِمَامٌ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْعِلْمِ وَيَعْمَلُ بِالْفِسْقِ فَيُشَبِّهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَيَضِلُّوا  

[Machine] "Whoever wants his religion to be honored, should not enter the presence of the ruler, should not spend time with women, and should not argue with people of desires."  

«مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُكْرَمَ دِينُهُ فَلَا يَدْخُلْ عَلَى السُّلْطَانِ وَلَا يَخْلُوَنَّ بِالنِّسْوَانِ وَلَا يُخَاصِمَنَّ أَصْحَابَ الْأَهْوَاءِ»  

[Machine] Maymun ibn Mihran wrote to me, "Beware of disputes and arguing about religion, and do not argue with a knowledgeable person or an ignorant person. As for the knowledgeable person, he will withhold his knowledge from you and not care about your actions. And as for the ignorant person, he will intimidate you and not obey you."  

كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ مَيْمُونُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ إِيَّاكَ وَالْخُصُومَةَ وَالْجِدَالَ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَا تُجَادِلَنَّ عَالِمًا وَلَا جَاهِلًا أَمَّا الْعَالِمُ فَإِنَّهُ يَخْزُنُ عَنْكَ عِلْمَهُ وَلَا يُبَالِي مَا صَنَعْتَ وَأَمَّا الْجَاهِلُ فَإِنَّهُ يُخَشِّنُ بِصَدْرِكَ وَلَا يُطِيعُكَ  

[Machine] "Solomon, son of David, peace be upon him, said to his son: 'Avoid disputes, for their benefits are little and they only ignite animosity among siblings.'"  

سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِابْنِهِ «دَعِ الْمِرَاءَ فَإِنَّ نَفْعَهُ قَلِيلٌ وَهُوَ يُهَيِّجُ الْعَدَاوَةَ بَيْنَ الْإِخْوَانِ»  

[Machine] I heard Umar ibn Abdul Aziz saying, "Whoever makes their religion a subject of disputes, they will move frequently."  

سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ «يَقُولُ مَنْ جَعَلَ دِينَهُ غَرَضًا لِلْخُصُومَاتِ أَكْثَرَ التَّنَقُّلَ»  

[Machine] "He who worships without knowledge, his actions will cause more harm than benefit. Whoever judges his words based on his actions, his words will be minimal except for what he means. And whoever uses his religion for disputes, his movements will be plentiful."  

أنَّهُ مَنْ تَعَبَّدَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ كَانَ مَا يُفْسِدُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يُصْلِحُ وَمَنْ عَدَّ كَلَامَهُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قَلَّ كَلَامُهُ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَعْنِيهِ وَمَنْ جَعَلَ دِينَهُ غَرَضًا لِلْخُصُومَاتِ كَثُرَ تَنَقُّلُهُ»  

[Machine] "Take the religion of the Bedouin and the young boy from the scholars, and keep away from anything else." Abu Muhammad said, "His movement (i.e. transferring of thoughts) is abundant, meaning he moves from one opinion to another."  

«عَلَيْكَ بِدِينِ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ وَالْغُلَامِ فِي الْكُتَّابِ وَالْهَ عَمَّا سِوَى ذَلِكَ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ كَثُرَ تَنَقُّلُهُ أَيْ يَنْتَقِلُ مِنْ رَأْيٍ إِلَى رَأْيٍ  

[Machine] "When you see a group of people producing something without consulting their leaders, they are laying the foundations of misguidance."  

عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ «إِذَا رَأَيْتَ قَوْمًا يُنْتِجُونَ بِأَمْرٍ دُونَ عَامَّتِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَلَى تَأْسِيسِ الضَّلَالَةِ»  

[Machine] The English translation of the provided text is: "What do you tempt the children of Adam with, O Satan?" They replied, "We tempt them with everything." Satan said, "Do you tempt them with seeking forgiveness?" They said, "Never! That is something they associate with faith in God." Satan said, "I will stay among them and encourage them towards desires that they will not seek forgiveness for from Allah." So, he spread among them worldly desires.  

إِبْلِيسُ لِأَوْلِيَائِهِ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَأْتُونَ بَنِي آدَمَ؟ فَقَالُوا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَالَ فَهَلْ تَأْتُونَهُمْ مِنْ قِبَلِ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ؟ فَقَالُوا هَيْهَاتَ ذَاكَ شَيْءٌ قُرِنَ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ قَالَ لَأَبُثَّنَّ فِيهِمْ شَيْئًا لَا يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَبَثَّ فِيهِمُ الْأَهْوَاءَ  

[Machine] I do not know which of the two blessings is greater upon me, whether it is being guided to Islam or being protected from these desires.  

مَا أَدْرِي أَيُّ النِّعْمَتَيْنِ عَلَيَّ أَعْظَمُ أَنْ هَدَانِي لِلْإِسْلَامِ أَوْ عَافَانِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَهْوَاءِ  

[Machine] A man who fasted all his life and spent his whole life in worship, then was killed between the corner (of the Ka'bah) and the Station (of Ibrahim). Allah will gather him on the Day of Resurrection with those whom it is perceived were upon guidance."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا صَامَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ وَقَامَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَالْمَقَامِ لَحَشَرَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَعَ مَنْ يُرَى أَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى هُدًى»  

[Machine] Salman said, "If a man places his head on the Black Stone and fasts during the day and stands in prayer at night, Allah will raise him up on the Day of Resurrection with his desire."  

سَلْمَانُ «لَوْ وَضَعَ رَجُلٌ رَأْسَهُ عَلَى الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ فَصَامَ النَّهَارَ وَقَامَ اللَّيْلَ لَبَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَعَ هَوَاهُ»  

[Machine] Ali, be like the bee among people, for there is nothing in birds that does not belittle it. If birds knew the blessings within their innards, they would not do this to it. Mix with people with your tongues, bodies, and enrich them with your actions and hearts. Indeed, a person will have what he has earned, and he will be on the Day of Judgment with those whom he loves.  

عَلِيٌّ كُونُوا فِي النَّاسِ كَالنَّحْلَةِ فِي الطَّيْرِ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَسْتَضْعِفُهَا وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ الطَّيْرُ مَا فِي أَجْوَافِهَا مِنَ الْبَرَكَةِ لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهَا خَالِطُوا النَّاسَ بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَجْسَادِكُمْ وَزَايِلُوهُمْ بِأَعْمَالِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِكُمْ فَإِنَّ لِلْمَرْءِ مَا اكْتَسَبَ وَهُوَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ  

[Machine] "Yes, the Minister of Knowledge is a good opinion."  

«نِعْمَ وَزِيرُ الْعِلْمِ الرَّأْيُ الْحَسَنُ»  

[Machine] "To be pleased with his knowledge."  

أَنْ يُعْجَبَ بِعِلْمِهِ»  

[Machine] "To have private gatherings where he mentions his sins and seeks forgiveness from Allah Almighty for them."  

أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ مَجَالِسُ يَخْلُو فِيهَا فَيَذْكُرُ ذُنُوبَهُ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى مِنْهَا»  

[Machine] "When we inform you about the meaning of the event, it is sufficient for you."  

«إِذَا حَدَّثْنَاكُمْ بِالْحَدِيثِ عَلَى مَعْنَاهُ فَحَسْبُكُمْ»  

[Machine] "He would neither hasten nor delay when he spoke, and Al-Hasan would both precede and postpone when he spoke."  

«أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْ وَلَمْ يُؤَخِّرْ وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ إِذَا حَدَّثَ قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ»  

[Machine] Al-Hasan used to speak with one original saying, while conversations differed.  

كَانَ الْحَسَنُ يُحَدِّثُ بِالْحَدِيثِ الْأَصْلُ وَاحِدٌ وَالْكَلَامُ مُخْتَلِفٌ  

[Machine] He (Ibn Umar) said the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The example of the hypocrite is like a sheep between two Rabad (pasture) or between two flocks." So Ibn Umar said, "No, he said this and that," and whenever he heard the Prophet ﷺ , he did not add or subtract anything from it, nor did he exceed it or fall short of it.  

عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ مَثَلُ الشَّاةِ بَيْنَ الرَّبْضَيْنِ أَوْ بَيْنَ الْغَنَمَيْنِ» فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَا إِنَّمَا قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمْ يَزِدْ فِيهِ وَلَمْ يُنْقِصْ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُجَاوِزْهُ وَلَمْ يُقَصِّرْ عَنْهُ  

[Machine] "Indeed, if they spoke of it as they heard it, it would have been better for them."  

«أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَوْ حَدَّثُوا بِهِ كَمَا سَمِعُوهُ كَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ»  

[Machine] "I do not listen to the conversation musically, so I insist on following what I have heard."  

لَأَسْمَعُ الْحَدِيثَ لَحْنًا فَأَلْحَنُ اتِّبَاعًا لِمَا سَمِعْتُ»  

[Machine] Mujahid saw a peacock in his dream, as if he was praying in the Kaaba, and the Prophet ﷺ was at the door of the Kaaba. He said to him, "O Abdullah, remove your mask and show your recitation." He said, "So it seemed that he understood this as a sign that he expanded in the conversation afterward."  

رَأَى مُجَاهِدٌ طاوُوسًا فِي الْمَنَامِ كَأَنَّهُ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ يُصَلِّي مُتَقَنِّعًا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى بَابِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ اكْشِفْ قِنَاعَكَ وَأَظْهِرْ قِرَاءَتَكَ» قَالَ «فَكَأَنَّهُ عَبَّرَهُ عَلَى الْعِلْمِ فَانْبَسَطَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ»  

[Machine] "The world is cursed, cursed except for a person who learns good or teaches it."  

«الدُّنْيَا مَلْعُونَةٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَا فِيهَا إِلَّا مُتَعَلِّمَ خَيْرٍ أَوْ مُعَلِّمَهُ»  

People are ˹of two types˺: the scholar and the student, and between that is ignorance, with no goodness in it.  

«النَّاسُ عَالِمٌ وَمُتَعَلِّمٌ وَمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ هَمَجٌ لَا خَيْرَ فِيهِ»  

[Machine] They used to say, "The death of a scholar is a gap in Islam that cannot be filled. No matter the difference between night and day,".  

كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ «مَوْتُ الْعَالِمِ ثُلْمَةٌ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لَا يَسُدُّهَا شَيْءٌ مَا اخْتَلَفَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ»  

[Machine] "A gathering in which knowledge is disputed is more beloved to me than the amount of salah (prayer) I can perform. Perhaps someone will hear a word and benefit from it for a year or for the rest of their life."  

«مَجْلِسٌ يُتَنَازَعُ فِيهِ الْعِلْمُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ قَدْرِهِ صَلَاةً لَعَلَّ أَحَدَهُمْ يَسْمَعُ الْكَلِمَةَ فَيَنْتَفِعُ بِهَا سَنَةً أَوْ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ»  

[Machine] Sufyan said, "I do not know of a better action than seeking knowledge and preserving it for those whom Allah wishes good for."  

قَالَ سُفْيَانُ «مَا أَعْلَمُ عَمَلًا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ وَحِفْظِهِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بِهِ خَيْرًا»  

[Machine] And (he) said, Hasan ibn Salih said, "Indeed, people are in need of this knowledge in their religion, as they are in need of food and drink in their worldly life."  

وقَالَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَيَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى هَذَا الْعِلْمِ فِي دِينِهِمْ كَمَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ فِي دُنْيَاهُمْ»  

[Machine] Abu Darda said, "Learn before knowledge is taken away, because the taking away of knowledge is the taking away of scholars. And the scholar and the learner are equal in reward."  

قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ «تَعَلَّمُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْبَضَ الْعِلْمُ فَإِنَّ قَبْضَ الْعِلْمِ قَبْضُ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَإِنَّ الْعَالِمَ وَالْمُتَعَلِّمَ فِي الْأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ»  

[Machine] About Dahhak, he said, "But be scholars of the divine law because of what you have been teaching from the scripture." [Al-Imran 79]. He said, "It is obligatory upon everyone who reads the Qur'an to be knowledgeable."  

عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ {وَلَكِنْ كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ} [آل عمران 79] قَالَ «حَقٌّ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فَقِيهًا»  

[Machine] About Al-Hasan, if it weren't for the religious scholars and the scribes prohibiting them [the people], Al-Hasan said, "The wise scholars."  

عَنِ الْحَسَنِ {لَوْلَا يَنْهَاهُمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَالْأَحْبَارُ} [المائدة 63] قَالَ «الْحُكَمَاءُ الْعُلَمَاءُ»  

[Machine] Sa'id ibn Jubayr said, "{Be devoutly obedient to Allah}" [Surah Al-Imran 79]. He further stated, "Scholars of jurisprudence."  

عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ {كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ} [آل عمران 79] قَالَ «عُلَمَاءُ فُقَهَاءُ»  

[Machine] I heard Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah say, "Knowledge requires preservation, action, listening, attentiveness, and dissemination."  

سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ يَقُولُ «يُرَادُ لِلْعِلْمِ الْحِفْظُ وَالْعَمَلُ وَالِاسْتِمَاعُ وَالْإِنْصَاتُ وَالنَّشْرُ»  

[Machine] "The most ignorant of people are those who abandon what they know, and the most knowledgeable of people are those who act upon what they know, and the best of people are those who are most humble before Allah, the Almighty."  

«أَجْهَلُ النَّاسِ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَا يَعْلَمُ وَأَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِمَا يَعْلَمُ وَأَفْضَلُ النَّاسِ أَخْشَعَهُمْ لِلَّهِ ﷻ»  

Those who are obsessed are never satisfied: (1) those who are obsessed with ˹sacred and salvific˺ knowledge are never satisfied with it, and (2) those who are obsessed with worldly possessions are never satisfied with them.

So, whoever makes the hereafter his concern, and devotes himself to it and focuses on it, Allah will take care of his worldly affairs, and He will put contentment in his heart. But whoever makes this world his concern, and devotes himself to it and focuses on it, Allah will expose his ruin, and He will make him ˹obsess over˺ his needs: such that he will not wake up except as a needy person, and he will not reach evening ˹while having pursued his needs˺ except as a needy person ˹anxious, feeling unfulfilled˺.  

مَنْهُومَانِ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ مَنْهُومٌ فِي الْعِلْمِ لَا يَشْبَعُ مِنْهُ وَمَنْهُومٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا لَا يَشْبَعُ مِنْهَا فَمَنْ تَكُنِ الْآخِرَةُ هَمَّهُ وَبَثَّهُ وَسَدَمَهُ يَكْفِي اللَّهُ ضَيْعَتَهُ وَيَجْعَلُ غِنَاهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَمَنْ تَكُنِ الدُّنْيَا هَمَّهُ وَبَثَّهُ وَسَدَمَهُ يُفْشِي اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ضَيْعَتَهُ وَيَجْعَلُ فَقْرَهُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ لَا يُصْبِحُ إِلَّا فَقِيرًا وَلَا يُمْسِي إِلَّا فَقِيرًا  

The one who possesses knowledge and the one who possesses worldly possessions are not equal, and both of them cannot be satisfied. As for the person of knowledge, their contentment with the Merciful (Allah) increases. But as for the person of the world, they indulge in transgression. Then Abdullah recited, "No! Indeed, man transgresses because he sees himself self-sufficient." (Quran, Surah Al-Alaq: 7) Someone else said, "Indeed, only the scholars fear Allah among His servants." (Quran, Surah Fatir: 28)  

مَنْهُومَانِ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ صَاحِبُ الْعِلْمِ وَصَاحِبُ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَسْتَوِيَانِ أَمَّا صَاحِبُ الْعِلْمِ فَيَزْدَادُ رِضًا لِلرَّحْمَنِ وَأَمَّا صَاحِبُ الدُّنْيَا فَيَتَمَادَى فِي الطُّغْيَانِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ {كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لَيَطْغَى أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَى} [العلق 7] قَالَ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ {إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ} [فاطر 28]  

[Machine] "Who fears Allah is knowledgeable."  

{إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ} [فاطر 28] قَالَ «مَنْ خَشِيَ اللَّهَ فَهُوَ عَالِمٌ»  

[Machine] They are both never satisfied, the student of knowledge and the student of worldly affairs.  

مَنْهُومَانِ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ طَالِبُ عِلْمٍ وَطَالِبُ دُنْيَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever seeks knowledge and attains it, will have a specific portion of reward. And if he does not attain it, he will have a portion of reward."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ كَانَ لَهُ كِفْلَانِ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُدْرِكْهُ كَانَ لَهُ كِفْلٌ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet Dawud (pbuh) used to say in his supplication, 'Glory be to You, O Allah, You are my Lord, the Most Exalted above Your Throne, and You have made Your awe upon everyone in the heavens and the earth, and Your closest creation to You is the one who fears You the most, and what knowledge does one have who does not fear You? And what wisdom does one have who does not obey Your command?'"  

أَنَّ دَاوُدَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ «سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي تَعَالَيْتَ فَوْقَ عَرْشِكَ وَجَعَلْتَ خَشْيَتَكَ عَلَى مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَأَقْرَبُ خَلْقِكَ مِنْكَ مَنْزِلَةً أَشَدُّهُمْ لَكَ خَشْيَةً وَمَا عِلْمُ مَنْ لَمْ يَخْشَكَ؟ وَمَا حِكْمَةُ مَنْ لَمْ يُطِعْ أَمْرَكَ؟»  

[Machine] "Abdullah bin Mas'ud said, 'Tomorrow, be either a scholar or a student, for there is no good in anything else.'"  

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «اغْدُ عَالِمًا أَوْ مُتَعَلِّمًا وَلَا خَيْرَ فِيمَا سِوَاهُمَا»  

“There will be tribulation in which a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever by evening, except the one to whom Allah grants knowledge.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3954)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا إِلَّا مَنْ أَحْيَاهُ اللَّهُ بِالْعِلْمِ»