"مَنْهُومَانِ لا يَقْضِي وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا نُهْمَتَهُ: مَنْهُومٌ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ يَقْضِي نُهْمَتَهُ، وَمَنْهُومٌ فِي طَلَبِ الدُّنْيَا لا يَقْضِي نُهْمَتَهُ".
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[Machine] "Narrated by Ibn Abbas, whom I consider to have heard it directly from the Prophet ﷺ, he said: There are two types of people, neither of whom will have their desires fulfilled: one who is consumed by his desire for seeking knowledge, and one who is consumed by his desire for seeking worldly possessions."
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ أَحْسَبُهُ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْهُومَانِ لَا يَقْضِي أَحَدُهُمَا نَهْمَتَهُ مَنْهُومٌ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ وَمَنْهُومٌ فِي طَلَبِ الدُّنْيَا