Imaam Ibraheem an-Nakhaa’ee said:
“I have four kinds of days:
(1) A day when I go out and meet someone more knowledgeable than me, so I learn from
him, and that is the day of my benefit and profit.
(2) A day when I go out and meet someone less knowledgeable than me, so I teach him,
and that is the day of my reward.
(3) A day when I go out and meet someone like me and I study and
review with him, and that is the day of my lesson.
(4) A day when I go out and meet someone below my level but he sees himself as being
above my level, so I don’t talk to him, and I make that the day for my rest.”
[Jaami’u Bayaan Al-‘Ilm # 878]
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