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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The harm of knowledge is forgetfulness and its loss is when it is conveyed to someone other than its people."  

الدارمي:٦٤٨أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «آفَةُ الْعِلْمِ النِّسْيَانُ وَإِضَاعَتُهُ أَنْ تُحَدِّثَ بِهِ غَيْرَ أَهْلِهِ»  


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السيوطي:٢٣a

"آفةُ العِلمِ النِّسْيَانُ، وإِضَاعَتُهُ أَنْ تُحدِّثَ بِه غَيْرَ أهْلِهِ .  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة والعسكرى في الأمثال، وابن عبد البر في العلم عن الأعمش مرفوعًا معضلا