Ibn ‘Abdul Barr reported: Imam Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Surely, it is the duty of a student of knowledge to behave with dignity, calm, and reverence, and to follow the narrations of those who came before him.”
Source: Jāmi’ Bayān al-‘Ilm 1/543
عن ابن عبد البر قال مالك بن أنس رحمه الله إِنَّ حَقًّا عَلَى مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ وَقَارٌ وَسَكِينَةٌ وَخَشْيَةٌ وَأَنْ يَكُونَ مُتَّبِعًا لآثَارِ مَنْ مَضَى قَبْلَهُ
1/543 جامع بيان العلم وفضله لابن عبد البر
