Fudayl on Hikmah: Many scholars but few who have wisdom

By Abu Amina Elias / October 2, 2019 / Fiqh (Legal Understanding) الفقه, Knowledge العلم, Salaf al-Salih (Righteous Predecessors) السلف الصالح

Abu Nu’aym reported: A man said to Al-Fudayl, may Allah have mercy on him, “The scholars are many.” Al-Fudayl said, “But those with wisdom are few.”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8/92

عن أبي نعيم قَالَ رَجُلٌ للفضيل رحمه الله الْعُلَمَاءُ كَثِيرٌ فَقَالَ الفضيل الْحُكَمَاءُ قَلِيل

8/92 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم

Abu Amina Elias

Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.

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