سَمِعْتُ الرَّبِيعَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ الشَّافِعِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ: طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلاةِ النَّافِلَةِ.
مسند امام شافی · Hadith 1816
I heard al-Rabi` ibn Suleiman say: I heard al-Shafi’i, may God be pleased with him, saying: Seeking knowledge is better than a naafil prayer.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020