Indeed, ʿilm is not in abundance of narrations, rather it is Nūr that Allāh casts in the heart. And a necessary condition (to attain ʿilm)
is adherence to it and distancing oneself from desires and innovations.
Imām adh-Dhahabī, in:
سير أعلام النبلاء ٣٢٣/١٣
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