What is the authenticity of the hadith that says: “A spending ignorant person is better than a withholding scholar”?
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The Shaykh : Anyone else?
The questioner : May I ask my question?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say: that this is a hadith, if you please:?
The Shaykh : This is not a hadith at all.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner : May I ask my question?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say: that this is a hadith, if you please:
The ignorant spender is better than the knowledgeable miser
منفق جاهل خير من عالم ممسكThe Shaykh : This is not a hadith at all.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
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