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darimi:576Yaʿlá > Muḥammad > Ibn Isḥāq > Mūsá b. Yasār from his uncle > Balaghanī > Salmān Katab > Abū al-Dardāʾ

[Machine] "Indeed, knowledge is like springs that people seek and strive for. It quenches the thirst of some and benefits others with God's guidance. Wisdom, however, cannot be expressed like a lifeless body without a soul. Similarly, knowledge should not be hoarded, unused like a treasure. Rather, the example of a knowledgeable person is like a person carrying a lantern in a dark path, illuminating the way for those who pass by. Everyone prays for their well-being."  

الدارمي:٥٧٦أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ هُوَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَمِّهِ قَالَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ سَلْمَانَ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ

«أنَّ الْعِلْمَ كَالْيَنَابِيعِ يَغْشَاهُنَّ النَّاسُ فَيَخْتَلِجُهُ هَذَا وَهَذَا فَيَنْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ غَيْرَ وَاحِدٍ وَإِنَّ حِكْمَةً لَا يُتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا كَجَسَدٍ لَا رُوحَ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ عِلْمًا لَا يُخْرَجُ كَكَنْزٍ لَا يُنْفَقُ مِنْهُ وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْعَالِمِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ حَمَلَ سِرَاجًا فِي طَرِيقٍ مُظْلِمٍ يَسْتَضِيءُ بِهِ مَنْ مَرَّ بِهِ وَكُلٌّ يَدْعُو لَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ»