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[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."  

الدارمي:٣٠٣أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبَجَلِيُّ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ

قِيلَ لَهُ مَنْ أَفْقَهُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ أَتْقَاهُمْ لِرَبِّهِ ﷻ