Mishkat al-Masabih 267

Translation

Al-Ahwas b. Hakim told on his father’s authority that a man asked the Prophet about evil, and he replied, "Do not ask me about evil, but ask me about good,” saying it three times. Then he said, "The worst evil consists in learned men who are evil, and the best good consists in learned men who are good.” Darimi transmitted it.

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Same hadith, other wordings

• Sunan ad-Darimi 382سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَقَالَ «لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَاسْأَلُونِي عَنِ الْخَيْرِ يَقُولُهَا ثَلَاثًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا إِنَّ شَرَّ الشَّرِّ شِرَارُ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الْخَيْرِ خِيَارُ الْعُلَمَاءِ»