A Pearl of Wisdom from Imām Abū Ḥanīfah
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Imām Abū Ḥanīfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
مَنْ طَلَبَ الرِّيَاسَةَ بِالْعِلْمِ قَبْلَ أَوَانِهِ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي ذُلٍّ مَا بَقِيَ
“Whoever seeks to gain a position of leadership by means of sacred knowledge before he is qualified to do so will be in a state of disgrace as long as he remains.”
(Al-ʿUzlah, 210)