It is reported that Sufyān b. ‘Uyainah – Allāh have mercy on him – said, “The intelligent person is not one who merely knows what is good and what is bad. The intelligent person is one who, when he sees what is good, follows it, and when he sees evil, shuns it.” Abū Nu’aym, Hilyah […]
Steps to Knowledge
Sufyān b. ‘Uyainah – Allah have mercy on him – said:
The first step in knowledge is to listen, then to be quiet and attentive, then to preserve it, then to put it into practice and then to spread it. Abū Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyā` Vol.3 p283.
Abū Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyā` Vol.3 p283.
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In order to benefit from the knowledge of a scholar, one must be prepared to tolerate his anger.
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