Question

Who is this attributed to?

الفقيه من يخاف الله وإن قل علمه والجاهل من عصى الله وإن كثر علمه

 

Answer

Hafiz Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) has cited this as the statement of the senior Tabi’i, Imam Mujahid ibn Jabr (rahimahullah).

Mujahid (rahimahullah) said: “The true jurist is the one who fears Allah, even if his knowledge is limited, whereas the true ignoramus is one who disobeys Allah despite possessing abundant knowledge.”

(Al Bidayah wan Nihayah, vol. 10, pg. 54)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

البداية والنهاية: (١٠/ ٥٤)
وروى ابن أبي شيبة أيضاً عن ابن إدريس، عن ليث، عن مجاهد قال: لو لم يصب المسلم من أخيه إلا أن حياء منه يمنعه من المعاصي
لكان في ذلك خير.
وقال: الفقيه من يخاف الله وإن قل علمه، والجاهل من عصى الله وإن كثر علمه.


Moulana Suhail Motala


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