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darimi:2896Abū Nuʿaym > Ziyād b. Abū Muslim > Abū al-Khalīl

[Machine] "Abu Musa: Whoever knows the Quran but does not know the obligatory duties, his example is like a lighthouse without a light or without any essence."  

الدارمي:٢٨٩٦حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَبِي مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ قَالَ قَالَ

أَبُو مُوسَى «مَنْ عَلِمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَمْ يَعْلَمِ الْفَرَائِضَ فَإِنَّ مَثَلَهُ مَثَلُ الْبُرْنُسِ لَا وَجْهَ لَهُ أَوْ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَجْهٌ»