Al Salamu 'Alaykum.
It is reported that Imâm Ahmad said, seeing the students of hadîth approaching with their ink-pots:
"These are the lanterns of Islâm."
"These are the lanterns of Islâm."
Al-Khatîb Al-Baghdâdî, Al-Jâmi’ li-Akhlâq Al-Râwî, articles 508, 509, 512.
Taken from Sayings of the Salaf.
