Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 251

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Mishkat al-Masabih 251
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ الْفَقِيهُ فِي الدِّينِ إِنِ احْتِيجَ إِلَيْهِ نَفَعَ وَإِنِ اسْتُغْنِيَ عَنْهُ أَغْنَى نَفْسَهُ» . رَوَاهُ رزين
Translation

‘Ali reported God’s messenger as saying, “Good is the man learnedin religion who, if people have need of him benefits them, but who, ifthey ignore him enriches himself.”* Razin transmitted it. *i.e. with religious exercises and study.