I asked al-Hasan al-Basree about something, and said [to him]: The jurists are saying such-and-such.
Tag: jurist
The excellence of the scholar
…and like this it is incumbent upon the student to recognise the excellence of the jurist (scholar), and acknowledge the knowledge he (the scholar) possesses is that which he (the student) has acquired, and from him (the scholar) he (the student) has taken.