‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubaarak 181 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said: الاسناد عندي من الدين, لو لا الاسناد لقال من شاء ما شاء “The chains of narrations (isnad) is from the religion; were it not for the isnad anyone could say anything they wanted.” Taken from the introduction of Imaam Muslim’s Saheeh, and also found in Imaam Nawawi’s…
‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubaarak 181 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said: ” لا أعلم بعد النبوة درجة أفضل من بث العلم “ تهذيب الكمال ( 16/20) “I do not know anything more virtuous, after prophethood, than sharing knowledge Source: Tahdheebul Kamaal
Nu’aym ibn Hammad said that: ”Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak 181 AH used to stay in his house a lot so it was said to him, ‘don’t you feel lonely?’ He said, ‘How can I feel lonely when I am with the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) and his Companions?’ In another narration, he said, ‘Am I on my own?!…
Trying to Follow the Salaf 