Knowledge protects you

[Umm Mohammad]

With reference to the important virtues of knowledge, the Shaykh (rahima-hullaah) mentions

That he who has knowledge does not become tired in protecting it

This is because, if Allaah bestows knowledge upon you, then its place is in the heart and there is no need for containers or keys or the like

It is protected in the heart and soul, and in time itself it is a protector for you, because it protects you from danger, with Allaah’s permission

So knowledge protects you, whilst with property, you protect it by placing it in locked up containers, and despite all this, you still remain insecure about it

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen - Kitaabul-'Ilm