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[Machine] The sentence translates to: "The man did not seek knowledge until he had worshipped for forty years before that."  

الدارمي:٣٨٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ قَالَ زَعَمَ لِي سُفْيَانُ قَالَ

«كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَا يَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ حَتَّى يَتَعَبَّدَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً»