أَخْبَرَنَا قَبِيصَةُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ :" اغْدُ عَالِمًا أَوْ مُتَعَلِّمًا أَوْ مُسْتَمِعًا، وَلَا تَكُنِ الرَّابِعَ فَتَهْلِكَ "

Qubaisa told us, Sufyan told us, on the authority of Ata’ bin Al-Sa’ib, on the authority of Al-Hasan, on the authority of Abdullah bin Masoud, may God be pleased with him, he said: Become a scholar, a learner, or a listener, and do not be the fourth or you will perish.”