قَالَ: قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: "كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ يُرَى ذَلِكَ فِي بَصَرِهِ، وَتَخَشُّعِهِ، وَلِسَانِهِ، وَيَدِهِ، وَصِلاتِهِ، وَزُهْدِهِ" . .
Imam Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: (Among the predecessors) when a man would seek knowledge, its effect would be seen in his eyes, humility, tongue, hands, prayer, and asceticism.