Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8845 حَدَّثَنَا الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ «§عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْبَضَ وَقَبْضُهُ ذَهَابُ أَهْلِهِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَا يَدْرِي مَتَى يُفْتَقَرُ إِلَى مَا عِنْدَهُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّنَطُّعَ وَالتَّعَمُّقَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعَتِيقِ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللهِ يَنْبُذُونَهُ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ»
English Translation
Ibn Mas'ud said: 'Seek knowledge before it is taken away, and its being taken away is the departure of its people. Seek knowledge, for none of you knows when he will be in need of what he possesses. Seek knowledge, but beware of affectation and going to extremes. Hold fast to the ancient way, for there will come people who recite the Book of Allah but cast it behind their backs.'