Attaching More Importance to Practise than to Theory

The Statements of Hadhrat Ali ra. in this regard
Hadhrat Ali ra. said, "Study and you will be known for it. Practise on your
knowledge and you will be amongst its worthy bearers because soon a time will
come when nine-tenths of the truth will be rejected and the only person who will
be saved will be one who remains anonymous and aloof from people. Such
people are the beacons of guidance and the lanterns of knowledge. They are not
hasty, do not promote immoral behaviour or immoral speech." (Ahmad)
Hadhrat Ali ra. once said, " 0 men of knowledge! Practise on your knowledge
because only that person is an Aalim whose knowledge is followed by practise
and whose practise conforms with his knowledge. There shall soon come people
whose knowtedge will not even transcend their collar-bones. Their private lives
will contradict their public lives just a s their actions will contradict their
knowledge. They will sit in groups, boasting to each other and will get angry if
anyone sitting in their group had to leave to sit with another group. The actions
of such people will not even transcend their gatherings on its way to reach
Allaah." (Ibnu Abdul Barr)