’Umar ibn ’Abdil-Azīz raḥimahullāh said:
17 May 2023 • 2.2K views
إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ فَكُنْ عَالِماً،
فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَكُنْ مُتَعَلِّماً،
وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَأَحَبَّهُمْ،
وَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَلا تُبْغِضْهُمْ.
“Become a scholar if you can,
If you can't, then be a student.
If you can't, then love them.
If you can't, then (at least) don't hate them.”
[Jāmi’ Bayān Al-’ilm (1/142)]