Learn to Be Truthful First
Imām Al-Awzāʿī, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
Learn truthfulness before you study [Islamic] knowledge.
Al-Baghdādī, Al-Khaṭīb. Al-Jāmiʿ, vol. 1, p. 304, as quoted by Shk Fawāz Al-Madkhalī. Twitter.com/fzmhm12121. 8 Mar 2020.