أَخْبَرَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: "إِنَّ هَذَا الْعِلْمَ دِينٌ فَلْيَنْظُرْ الرَّجُلُ عَمَّنْ يَأْخُذُ دِينَهُ".
Imam Muhammad bin Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, said: This knowledge (Hadith) is religion, so a person should be careful from whom he is taking his religion.