Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 22209a
"مَنْ طَلَبَ العِلْمَ لإِحْدَى ثَلاثٍ: لِيُجَارِي بِهِ العُلَمَاءَ، أَوْ لِيُمَارِي بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ، وَيَصْرِفَ بِهِ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيهِ أَدْخَلَهُ اللهُ النَّارَ".
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"Whoever seeks knowledge for one of three purposes: to compete with the scholars, or to argue with the foolish, or to turn the faces of people towards himself, Allah will admit him into the Fire."
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Notes
[ت] الترمذي وضعفه، وابن أَبي الدنيا في ذم الغيبة، [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن كعب بن مالك
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