طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ
Transliteration
Talabu-l-ilmi faridatun ala kulli muslim.
Translation
Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik·Sunan Ibn Majah 224
Hadith for · knowledge
Seeking knowledge is obligatory
Tuesday, March 21, 1995
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