Hadith #3065
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، قَالَ : كَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ :" أَنَّهُ مَنْ تَعَبَّدَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، كَانَ مَا يُفْسِدُ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يُصْلِحُ، وَمَنْ عَدَّ كَلَامَهُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ، قَلَّ كَلَامُهُ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَعْنِيهِ، وَمَنْ جَعَلَ دِينَهُ غَرَضًا لِلْخُصُومَاتِ، كَثُرَ تَنَقُّلُهُ "
Isnad Chain
مروان بن محمد ، حدثنا
English Translation
Ibn Mas'ud said: 'You are in a time when scholars are many and speakers are few, when a man is asked about one tenth of his knowledge and he gives it. After you will come a time when scholars are few and speakers are many, when a man is asked about something and gives a tenth of his knowledge thinking it is sufficient for him. Whoever finds that time, let him know that the guidance of the people of guidance is better than the eloquence of the eloquent.'
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 1, Hadith 3065
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