Is the saying "Knowing things is better than being ignorant of them, even if they are forbidden" authentic?
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The Sharia encourages the acquisition of beneficial knowledge. The saying "knowledge of everything is better than ignorance of it" is not absolutely true, for there is no good in the sciences of evil, and it is not permissible to learn or teach them.
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