Zirr bin Hubaysh relates: I came to Sayyiduna Safwan bin Assal al-Muradi (may Allah be pleased with him), and he asked: "O Zirr, why have you come?" I replied: "To seek knowledge." He said: "Remain a scholar or remain a student, and do not remain anything besides these."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Hafs bin Sulayman, whom Imam Ahmad declared thiqah (trustworthy), while many people declared him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العلم / 496
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام الطبراني فى معجمه الاوسط 19»