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السيوطي:١٥٣٦١a

"طَلَبُ العِلم فريضةٌ عَلَى كل مُسلِمٍ , وَوَاضِعُ العِلم عِندَ غيرِ أَهْلِهِ كَمُقَلِّدِ الخنازيرَ الجَوْهَرَ، واللُّؤْلؤَ وَالذهَبَ".  

[هـ] ابن ماجة عن أَنس

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ibnmajah:224Hishām b. ʿAmmār > Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān > Kathīr b. Shinẓīr > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Anas b. Mālik

"Seeking knowledge is a duty upon every Muslim, and he who imparts knowledge to those who do not deserve it, is like one who puts a necklace of jewels, pearls and gold around the neck of swines."  

ابن ماجة:٢٢٤حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ شِنْظِيرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ وَوَاضِعُ الْعِلْمِ عِنْدَ غَيْرِ أَهْلِهِ كَمُقَلِّدِ الْخَنَازِيرِ الْجَوْهَرَ وَاللُّؤْلُؤَ وَالذَّهَبَ