Imam Malik bin Anas (رحمة الله عليه) was asked:
“Can knowledge be taken from a man who has not (to his credit any) seeking (of knowledge) nor sitting (with scholars)?”
He said, “No.”
He (رحمة الله عليه) replied:
“No.”
Sources: Reported by al-Suyuti in Is’af al-Mubatta’ bi-rijal al-Muwatta’ and it is also found in Hilyat al-Awliya’ 6/323