Hadith #3184

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English Translation

A man said to Ibn Abbas: 'Which of the two is more virtuous: a man who performs nawafil (voluntary prayers), fasts, and gives charity, but has no knowledge — or a knowledgeable man who does not have as many voluntary deeds?' Ibn Abbas said: 'The knowledgeable one is more virtuous, for I find it in the Book of Allah Almighty: "Allah will raise the degrees of those who believe and those who have been given knowledge."'