Imām Shāfi’ī on importance of love of knowledge

2 November 2020 · 16 Rabīʿ I 1442 AH

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قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللّٰهُ: >مَنْ لا يُحِبُّ الْعِلْمَ فَلا خَيْرَ فِيهِ، فَلا يَكُنْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ مَعْرِفَةٌ وَلا صَدَاقَة<

Translation

Imām Shāfi’ī [d. 204H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “Whoever does not love knowledge, there is no good in him. So, there should not be any acquaintance between you and him, nor any friendship.”

Takhrīj

• Tārīkh ad-Dimashq (51/408)