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Sufyān al-Thawrī’s mother said to him: يَا بُنَيَّ؛ اطْلُبْ الْعِلْمَ وَأَنَا أَكْفِيكَ بِمِغْزَلِي “O my son, seek knowledge! I will suffice your needs with my spinning wheel.” (al-Mukhtār min Kalām …

Saʿīd b. Jubayr was asked regarding who is the most worshipful person, to which he replied: رَجُلٌ اجْتَرَحَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ فَكُلَّمَا ذَكَرَ ذُنُوبَهُ احْتَقَرَ عَمَلَهُ “A man who committed sins, …

ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib would say: الْعِلْمُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَالِ؛ الْعِلْمُ يَحْرُسُكَ وَأَنْتَ تَحْرُسُ الْمَالَ “Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge safeguards you whilst you have to guard wealth.” (al-Mukhtār …