Al-Mutanabbī said: وَلَمْ أَرَ فِي عُيُوبِ النَّاسِ عَيْبًا كَنَقْصِ الْقَادِرِينَ عَلَى التَّمَام I have never seen such a flaw quite like a person who is capable of fixing a deficiency …
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 …