‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr b. al-‘As (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (Allah’s blessings and  peace be upon him) as saying:

‘Verily, Allah does not take away knowledge by snatching it from the people but He takes away knowledge by taking away the scholars, so that when He leaves no learned person, people turn to ignorant as their, leaders; then they are asked to deliver religious verdicts and they deliver them without knowledge, they go astray, and lead others astray.’

Sahih Muslim

Ankara, Turkey
17-19 Nisan 2014