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suyuti:11408a –
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السيوطي:١١٤٠٨a –

"الْعِلْم أَفْضَل مِنَ الْعبَادَةِ، وَمِلاكُ الدِّين الوَرعَ ".  

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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The superiority of knowledge is greater than worship, and the angels of religion are piety."  

الطبراني:١٠٩٦٩ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ثنا أَبُو صَالِحٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا مُعَلَّى بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ قَالَا ثنا سَوَّارُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَضْلُ الْعِلْمِ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ وَمِلَاكُ الدِّينِ الْوَرَعُ»