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[Machine] "And what would we be without the words of the scholars?"  

الدارمي:٤٠٤أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي بَقِيَّهُ سَمِعْتُ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ

«وَمَا نَحْنُ لَوْلَا كَلِمَاتُ الْعُلَمَاءِ؟»