6. Knowledge with Actions and vice versa

It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basri – Allah have mercy on him – said:

“One who acts without knowledge is like one who

travels off the path; and the one who acts without

knowledge corrupts more than he rectifies. So

seek knowledge in a way that does not harm your

worship, and seek to worship [Allah] in a way that

does not harm [your seeking of] knowledge. For

verily, there were people (the Khawarij

extremists) who sought to worship [Allah] but

abandoned knowledge until they attacked the

Ummah of Muhammad – Allah’s praise and peace

be upon him – with their swords. But if they had

sought knowledge, it would not have directed

them to do what they did.”

-[Quoted by Ibn ‘Abd Al-Barr, Jâmi’ Bayan Al-’Ilm wa Fadlihi article 905.]