عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَسْلُكُ طَرِيقًا يَطْلُبُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا إِلَّا سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهِ طَرِيقَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَمَنْ أَبْطَأَ بِهِ عَمَلُهُ لَمْ يُسْرِعْ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ(ابو داؤد: ۳۶۴۳)
Translation
Hazrat Abu Huraira (R.A) narrates, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah Almighty makes the path to Paradise easy for him because of it. And whoever is held back by his deeds, his lineage cannot push him forward."