ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father also related to me; and ʿAbd al-Samad narrated to us; Shujaʿ—the companion of al-Sabiri—narrated to us. He said: I heard Muʿawiyah ibn Qurrah report that Abu al-Dardaʾ said: “Seek knowledge; but if you will not seek it, then love its people. And if you cannot love them, at least do not hate them.”