Muwaṭṭā' Mālik Ḥadīth [1950] – Luqmān al-Ḥakīm’s advice to sit with the scholars…
20 June 2021 · 10 Dhū al-Qaʿda 1442 AH
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حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ لُقْمَانَ الْحَكِيمَ أَوْصَى ابْنَهُ فَقَالَ: >يَا بُنَيَّ جَالِسِ الْعُلَمَاءَ، وَزَاحِمْهُمْ بِرُكْبَتَيْكَ، فَإِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحْيِي الْقُلُوبَ بِنُورِ الْحِكْمَةِ، كَمَا يُحْيِي اللّٰهُ الْأَرْضَ الْمَيْتَةَ بِوَابِلِ السَّمَاءِ<
Reference
Book [59]: The book of knowledge
Chapter [1]: What has been related about seeking knowledge
• Reference: Muwaṭṭā' Mālik (1950 (1/767-768))
Translation
Ḥadīth [1950]: Mālik [d. 179H] reported: Luqmān al-Ḥakīm enjoined upon his son, saying: “O my son, sit with the scholars and keep close to them. Allāh gives life to the hearts with the light of wisdom just as He gives life to the dead earth with rain from the sky.”
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