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867 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; ʿAbd al-Rahman narrated to us; Qurra narrated to us, from ʿAwn ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿUtbah, who said: ʿAbd Allah said, “Knowledge is not attained by amassing numerous narrations; true knowledge is khashyah (reverent fear of Allah).”
٨٦٧ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ، عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: لَيْسَ الْعِلْمُ بِكَثْرَةِ الرِّوَايَةِ وَلَكِنَّ الْعِلْمَ الْخَشْيَةُ "