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«سمع عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص يقول: سمعت رسول الله يقول: «إن الله لا يقبض العلم انتزاعاً ينتزعه من الناس، ولكن يقبض العلم بقبض العلماء، حتى إذا لم يترك عالماً اتخذ الناس رؤوساً جهالاً، فسُئلوا فأفتوا بغير علم، فضلوا وأضلوا»»
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Summary
A report of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him) (may God be pleased with him) in the Book of Asceticism of Sahih Muslim: knowledge is removed by the death of scholars rather than by its being pulled away, and the fatwas of the ignorant are a sign of its going. It is among the best-known texts on the merit of scholars. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As and seeking knowledge.
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- Muhammad· Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As· Seeking knowledge
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Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2673 — God does not snatch knowledge away”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2673/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.