Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allaah have mercy on him, said to the people of hadīth:أنتم إِلَى قَلِيلٍ مِنَ…

Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allaah have mercy on him, said to the people of hadīth:

أنتم إِلَى قَلِيلٍ مِنَ الْأَدَبِ أَحْوَجُ منكم إِلَى كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ

You are in greater need of a little manners than a great deal of knowledge.

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