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He further related, “I heard Mālik say, ‘When you seek knowledge in order to live by it, that knowledge gladdens your heart; but if you seek it for any purpose other than practice, it will do nothing but swell your pride.’”
قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ: «إِنَّكَ إِذَا طَلَبْتَ الْعِلْمَ لِتَعْمَلَ بِهِ سَرَّكَ الْعِلْمُ، وَإِذَا طَلَبْتَهُ لِغَيْرِ الْعَمَلِ لَمْ يَزِدْكَ إِلَّا فَخْرًا»