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- ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us; my father narrated to us; Abū ʿAbd al-Ṣamad narrated to us; Mālik ibn Dīnār said: “I came across a maxim of wisdom which reads: ‘There is no benefit for you in learning something new when you have not yet acted on what you already know.’ He then explained: ‘Its likeness is that of a man who gathers firewood, ties it into a bundle, then tries to carry it but is unable—yet he adds another bundle to it.’”
٢٧٦ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أبِي، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ قَالَ: " وَجَدْتُ فِي بَعْضِ الْحِكْمَةِ: لَا خَيْرَ لَكَ فِي أَنْ تَعْلَمَ مَا لَمْ تَعْلَمْ، وَلَمَّا تَعْمَلْ بِمَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ قَالَ: مَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ احْتَطَبَ حَطَبًا، فَحَزَمَ حِزْمَةً، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ يَحْمِلُهَا، فَعَجَزَ عَنْهَا، فَضَمَّ إِلَيْهَا أُخْرَى "