أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، قَالَ : قَالَ سُفْيَانُ :" مَا أَعْلَمُ عَمَلًا أَفْضَلَ مِنْ طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ وَحِفْظِهِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ اللَّهَ تعَالَي بِهِ خَيْرًا "، وَقَالَ : قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ : " إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى هَذَا الْعِلْمِ فِي دِينِهِمْ، كَمَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ فِي دُنْيَاهُمْ "

Ya’qub bin Ibrahim told us, Waki’ told us, he said: Sufyan said: “I do not know of a better deed than seeking knowledge and preserving it for whoever wants.” May God Almighty grant him goodness.” And he said: Al-Hasan bin Salih said: “People need this knowledge in their religion, just as they need food.” And drink in their world.”