09/12/2024
Ibn ‘Abbas:
‘A hadith would reach me from one of the companions of the Messenger ﷺ.
If I wished, I could’ve sent someone for it and he’d bring it to me. But it was I who went and sought it. I would lean against his (the narrator’s) door until he came out and narrated to me.’
Yahya ibn Sa’eed:
I heard Sa’eed ibn al-Musayyib say,
‘If I could, I would travel for days and nights in search of a single narration.’
Al-Sha’bi:
‘If a person travelled from the farthest part of al-Sham to the farthest part of Y*m*n in order to hear a single statement of wisdom, I wouldn’t say that his journey was a waste.’
Malik ibn Anas:
‘It doesn’t befit a person who has knowledge, to abandon learning.’
It was said to ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak,
‘Until when will you keep seeking knowledge?’
He said,
‘Until d*ath, Insha’Allah.’
Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah was asked,
‘Who needs to seek knowledge the most?’
He said,
‘Those with the most knowledge. Indeed their mistakes are the most unpleasant.’
Ibn Abi Ghassan:
‘You will continue to be knowledgeable so long as you learn. The moment you think yourself to be above learning, you become an ignorant.’
[Jami’ Bayan al-‘ilm wa fadhlihi, by Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr]
