[To say] ‘I do not know’ is half of [all] knowledge.
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The difference between Ibn al-’Arabee and Ibn ‘Arabee
What is the difference between Ibn al-’Arabee [ابن العربي] and Ibn ‘Arabee [ابن عربي]?
Three essential characteristics
You will not be a scholar until you possess three characteristics.
Not to accept gifts from the students
If I accepted it from you, then I will not relate any [more] hadeeth to you; and if I do not accept it from you, then I will [continue to] relate hadeeth to you.
Maintaining cautious ties with the rulers
[The ruler] al-Ma.moon gifted my father 30,000 [deenaars], 10 horses and a slave girl – and he did not accept them.
The error of his teacher
A man will not know the error of his teacher, until he sits with other than him.
Maintaining close attachment to the scholars
[In the pursuit for knowledge], I maintained close attachment to Shu’bah for twenty years.
The most knowledgeable of them
The most knowledgeable of them [with regard to matters] about the Qur.aan was Mujaahid. And the most knowledgeable of them [with regard to matters] about hajj was ‘Ataa.
The scholar and the one who learns will be partners in reward
I see that your scholars are passing away, and [yet] the ignorant ones amongst you are not learning! Learn, for indeed the scholar and the one who learns will be partners in reward.
Travelling in search of knowledge
Twice I have travelled between the East and West [in search of knowledge].