Yahya bin Abi Kathir says: Whoever says: I am a scholar, he is ignorant; and whoever says: I am ignorant, he is ignorant; whoever says: I am in Paradise, he is in Hell; and whoever says: I am in Hell, he is in Hell.
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir; its chain contains Muhammad bin Abi Ata al-Thaqafi, whom Ahmad declared da'if (weak), saying: He is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected). Ibn Hibban mentioned him in Kitab al-Thiqat. Despite all of this, it is the saying of Yahya (bin Abi Kathir himself), mawquf (stopping) at him.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العلم / 880
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف، راوی محمد بن ابی عطاء ثقفی کے ضعیف ہونے کی وجہ سے، اور یہ روایت یحییٰ پر موقوف ہے۔
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام الطبراني فى معجمه الصغير 65/1»