Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sit with the elders, ask the scholars, and mix with the wise (that is, people of sound understanding)."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir through two routes: one of them is this one, while the other is mawquf (stopping at the Companion). Its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Malik bin Husayn Abu Malik al-Nakha'i, and he is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected). (Of the two) the mawquf narration is sahih (authentic) in its chain.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العلم / 519
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