Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 19836a
"مَثلُ الْعَالِمِ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ الْخَيرَ ويَنْسَى نَفْسَهُ، كَمَثَلِ السِّرَاجِ يُضِئُ للنَّاس، وَيَحْرقُ نَفْسَهُ".
Translation
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"The example of the scholar who teaches people good and forgets himself is like the lamp that gives light to people and burns itself".
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Notes
[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير وسمويه، [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن جندب بن عبد الله
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