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tabarani:18648 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Suhayl > Yaḥyá b. Zakariyyā b. Abū Zāʾidah from his father > ʿAlī b. al-Aqmar > Abū Juḥayfah

[AI] "They sat with the elders, mingled with the wise, and sought the knowledge of the scholars."

الطبراني:١٨٦٤٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا سُهَيْلُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْأَقْمَرِ عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ قَالَ

«جَالِسُوا الْكُبَرَاءَ وخَالِطُوا الْحُكَمَاءَ وسَائِلُوا الْعُلَمَاءَ»

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tabarani:18618 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Abū Kurayb > Ṭalq b. Ghannām > ʿAbd al-Malik b. al-Ḥusayn > Salamah b. Kuhayl > Abū Juḥayfah

[AI] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Sit with the elders, seek knowledge from the scholars, and mingle with the wise."

الطبراني:١٨٦١٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ثنا طَلْقُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «جَالِسُوا الْكُبَرَاءَ وَسَائِلُوا الْعُلَمَاءَ وَخَالِطُوا الْحُكَمَاءَ»

suyuti:13292a –
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السيوطي:١٣٢٩٢أ –

"جَالِسُوا الكُبَرَاءَ، وَسَائلوا العلماءَ وخالِطُوا الحُكَمَاءَ".

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير والخرائطى في مكارم الأَخلاق، والعسكرى عن أَبى جحيفة