حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

What was said about knowledge and scholars: Al-Hasan Al-Basri, may God have mercy on him, said: A man used to seek knowledge, and it would not be long before you would see that in his humility, his conduct, his tongue, his sight, and his hand. [Al-Zuhd by Imam Ahmad / 445].

What was said about knowledge and scholars: On the authority of Wahb ibn Munabbih, may God have mercy on him, he said: Knowledge has an arrogance like the arrogance of wealth. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/49].

What was said about knowledge and scholars: On the authority of Ibrahim bin Adham, may God have mercy on him, he said: It used to be said: There is nothing more difficult for Satan than a forbearing scholar. If he speaks, he speaks with knowledge, and if he is silent, he is silent with forbearance. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/488].

What was said about knowledge and scholars: Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi, may God have mercy on him, said: The temptation of hadith is more severe than the temptation of wealth, and the temptation of a child is similar to its temptation. How many a man is thought to be good, yet the temptation of hadith has led him to lie. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 3/113].

What was said about knowledge and scholars: Al-Shafi’i, may God have mercy on him, said: Seeking knowledge is better than performing voluntary prayers. [Sifat al-Safwa 2/553].