Reference: al-Faqeeh wal-Mutafaqqih – Volume 2, Page 134
an-Nubath fee Aadaab Talab al-‘Ilm – Page 122
al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee said:
…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.