Ghurar al-Ḥikam

The Scholar

Volume 1 76 narrations
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hadith 7033
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar is one whose actions attest to the veracity of his words.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ مَنْ شَهِدَتْ بِصِحَّةِ أقْوالِهِ أفْعالُهُ
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hadith 7034
Imam Ali (AS) said, Scholars are strangers [in their own land] because of the large numbers of ignorant people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعُلَماءُ غُرَباءٌ لِكَثْرَةِ الجُهّالِ
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hadith 7035
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar is one who is not satisfied with [his] knowledge nor does he allow himself to be satiated by it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ مَنْ لايَشْبَعُ مِنَ العِلْمِ وَلايَتَشَبَّعُ بِهِ
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hadith 7036
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar recognizes the ignorant one because he used to be ignorant [himself] before.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ يَعْرِفُ الجاهِلَ لأنَّهُ كانَ قَبْلُ جاهِلاً
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hadith 7037
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar who is truly a scholar, is one who does not prevent the servants from having hope in the mercy of Allah and [at the same time] does not give them false security from the scheme of Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ كُلُّ العالِمِ مَنْ لَمْ يَمْنَعِ العِبادَ الرَّجاءَ لِرَحْمَةِ اللّهِ وَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْهُمْ مَكْرَ اللّهِ
Tags WisdomMercy
hadith 7038
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar and the student are partners in reward; there no good in anything between this.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ وَ المُتَعَلِّمُ شَريكانِ فِي الأجْرِ وَلاخَيْرَ فيما بَيْنَ ذلِكَ
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hadith 7039
Imam Ali (AS) said, Scholars are the purest of people in character and the least rooted in [vain] desires.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعُلَماءُ أطْهَرُ النّاسِ أخْلاقاً وَ أقَلُّهُمْ فِي المَطامِعِ أعْراقاً
Tags WisdomGood Temper
hadith 7040
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar is a living [person] among the dead.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ حَيٌّ بَيْنَ المَوْتى
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hadith 7041
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be careful not to disparage scholars, for indeed this will degrade you and make others think ill of you and expect evil from you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ أنْ تَسْتَخِفَّ بِالعُلَماءِ فَإنَّ ذلِكَ يُزْري بِكَ وَ يُسِيءُ الظَّنَّ بِكَ وَ المَخِيلَةَ فيكَ
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hadith 7042
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most learned among you are the most fearful of you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْلَمُكُمْ أخْوَفُكُمْ
Tags WisdomFear of God (Khashya)
hadith 7043
Imam Ali (AS) said, The people who are most deserving of the [guidance of the] Prophets are those who have the most knowledge about what they came with.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أوْلَى النّاسِ بِالأنْبِياءِ أعْلَمُهُمْ بِما جاؤُا بِهِ
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hadith 7044
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most learned person is the one who is most infatuated with knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْلَمُ النّاسِ اَلمُسْتَهْتَرُ بِالعِلْمِ
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hadith 7045
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most learned of people about Allah, the Glorified, are the most fearful of Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْلَمُ النّاسِ بِاللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ أخْوَفُهُمْ مِنْهُ
Tags Divine KnowledgeFear of God (Khashya)
hadith 7046
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most learned of people about Allah, the Glorified, are the most satisfied with His decree.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْلَمُ النّاسِ بِاللّهِ أرْضاهُمْ بِقَضائِهِ
Tags Divine KnowledgeDivine Decree
hadith 7047
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greatest of people in knowledge are the most intense in [their] fear of Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ النّاسِ عِلْماً أشَدُّهُمْ خَوْفاً لِلّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
Tags WisdomFear of God (Khashya)
hadith 7048
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most learned of people about Allah are those who are most fearful of Him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِاللّهِ أكْثَرُهُمْ خَشْيَةً لَهُ
Tags Divine KnowledgeFear of God (Khashya)
hadith 7049
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most hated of servants in the sight of Allah is the haughty scholar.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أبْغَضُ العِبادِ إلَى اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ العالِمُ المُتَجَبِّرُ
Tags WisdomArrogance/Pride
hadith 7050
Imam Ali (AS) said, Those with the greatest burden among the people are the scholars who exceed the limits.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ النّاسِ وِزِراً اَلعُلَماءُ المُفَرِّطُونَ
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hadith 7051
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most regretful of all people at the time of death are the scholars who dont act on their knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشَدُّ النّاسِ نَدَماً عِنْدَ المَوْتِ العُلَماءُ غَيْرُ العامِلِينَ
Tags WisdomRegretDeath
hadith 7052
Imam Ali (AS) said, The most learned of people is one whose doubt does not dispel his certainty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْلَمُ النّاسِ مَنْ لَمْ يُزِلِ الشَّكُّ يَقينَهُ
Tags WisdomCertainty (Yaqin)
hadith 7053
Imam Ali (AS) said, The person who is most learned about Allah is he who asks from Him the most.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْلَمُ النّاسِ بِاللّهِ أكْثَرُهُمْ لَهُ مَسْئَلَةً
Tags Divine KnowledgeSupplication
hadith 7054
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the narrators of knowledge are many, but those who are careful of [acting upon] it are few.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ رُواةَ العِلْمِ كَثِيرٌ وَ رُعاتَهُ قَليلٌ
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hadith 7055
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the people who are most deserving of the [guidance of the] Prophets - peace be upon them - are those who have the most knowledge about (or act upon) their teachings.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أوْلَى النّاسِ بِالأنْبِياءِ ـ عَلَيْهِمُ السّلامُ ـ أعْلَمُهُمْ (اَعْمَلُهُم) بِما جاؤُاْ بِهِ
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hadith 7056
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar is honoured because of his knowledge, the elderly because of his age, the doer of good because of his goodness and the king because of his kingship.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يُكْرَمُ العالِمُ لِعِلْمِهِ وَ الكَبيرُ لِسِنِّهِ وَ ذُو المَعْرُوفِ لِمَعْرُوفِهِ وَالسُّلْطانُ لِسُلْطانِهِ
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hadith 7057
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholars are judges over the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعُلَماءُ حُكَّامٌ عَلَى النّاسِ
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hadith 7058
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar is alive even when he is dead.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ حَيٌّ وَ إنْ كانَ مَيِّتاً
Tags WisdomDeath
hadith 7059
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar is one who knows his [own] status [and worth].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ مَنْ عَرَفَ قَدْرَهُ
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hadith 7060
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar sees with his heart and his mind while the ignorant one sees with his eyes and his eyesight.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ يَنْظُرُ بِقَلْبِهِ وَخاطِرِهِ اَلجاهِلُ يَنْظُرُ بِعَيْنِهِ وَناظِرهِ
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hadith 7061
Imam Ali (AS) said, The scholar is a person who does not get weary of gaining knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعالِمُ الَّذي لايَمُلُّ مِنْ تَعَلُّمِ العِلْمِ
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hadith 7062
Imam Ali (AS) said, Scholars live on as long as the day and night remains.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعُلَماءُ باقُونَ ما بَقِيَ اللَّيْلُ والنَّهارُ
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hadith 7063
Imam Ali (AS) said, The concealer of knowledge is not certain of being correct in it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلْكاتِمُ لِلْعِلْمِ غَيْرُ واثِق بِالإصابَةِ فيهِ
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hadith 7064
Imam Ali (AS) said, Only he is a scholar whose knowledge calls him to piety and God-wariness, to abstinence from the pleasures of the transient world and to infatuation with the heavenly abode.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّمَا العالِمُ مَنْ دَعاهُ عِلْمُهُ إلَى الوَرَعِ وَ التُّقى وَ الزُّهْدِ في عالَمِ الفَناءِ وَ التَّوَلُّهِ بِجَنَّةِ المَأْوى
Tags WisdomGod-consciousness/PietyAsceticism
hadith 7065
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of scholars is love for leadership [and authority].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ العُلَماءِ حُبُّ الرِّياسَةِ
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hadith 7066
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you see a [true] scholar, be a servant to him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا رَأيْتَ عالِماً فَكُنْ لَهُ خادِماً
Tags WisdomHumility
hadith 7067
Imam Ali (AS) said, Congratulations to the scholar who knows and thus restrains himself [from sin], and who fears the sudden coming [of death] so he prepares himself and gets ready. If he is questioned he articulates, and if he is left he remains silent; his speech is accurate and his silence is not because of his inability to give an answer.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بَخّ بَخّ لِعالِم عَلِمَ فَكَفَّ وَ خافَ البَياتَ فَأعَدَّ وَ اسْتَعَدَّ إنْ سُئِلَ أفْصَحَ وَ إنْ تُرِكَ سَكَتَ (صَمَتَ) كَلامُهُ صَوابٌ وَ سُكُوتُهُ عَنْ غَيْرِ عَيّ عَنِ الجَوابِ
Tags WisdomFear of God (Khashya)Death
hadith 7068
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sit in the company of scholars and you will be felicitous.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جالِسِ العُلَماءَ تَسْعَدْ
Tags WisdomGood Company
hadith 7069
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sit in the company of scholars and you will increase your knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جالِسِ العُلَماءَ تَزْدَدْ عِلْماً
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hadith 7070
Imam Ali (AS) said, The beauty of a scholar is [in] his acting upon his knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جَمالُ العالِمِ عَمَلُهُ بِعِلْمِهِ
Tags WisdomGood Deeds
hadith 7071
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sit with the scholars and your knowledge will increase, your etiquette will improve and your soul will become purified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جالِسِ العُلَماءَ يَزْدَدْ عِلْمُكَ وَ يَحْسُنْ أدَبُكَ وَ تَزْكُ نَفْسُكَ
Tags WisdomGood CompanyEtiquette
hadith 7072
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be close to the scholars and you will perceive.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : جاوِرِ العُلَماءَ تَسْتَبْصِرْ
Tags WisdomGood Company
hadith 7073
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a scholar is killed by his knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ عالِم قَتَلَهُ عِلْمُهُ
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hadith 7074
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a person who claims to have knowledge is not a scholar.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ مُدَّع لِلْعِلْمِ لَيْسَ بِعالِم
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hadith 7075
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a scholar does not benefit [from his knowledge].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ عالِم غَيْرُ مُنْتَفِع
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hadith 7076
Imam Ali (AS) said, The rank of a scholar is the highest of ranks.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُتْبَةُ العالِمِ أعْلَى المَراتِبِ
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hadith 7077
Imam Ali (AS) said, The lapse [and misguidance] of a scholar corrupts entire worlds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زَلَّةُ العالِمِ تُفْسِدُ عَوالِمَ
Tags WisdomCorruption/Mischief
hadith 7078
Imam Ali (AS) said, The lapse of a scholar is like the breaking up of a ship, it sinks and causes others to sink along with it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زَلَّةُ العالِمِ كَانْكِسارِ السَّفينَةِ تَغْرَقُ وَ تُغَرِّقُ مَعَها غَيْرَها
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hadith 7079
Imam Ali (AS) said, The lapse of a scholar is a serious offence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : زَلَّةُ العالِمِ كَبِيرَةُ الجِنايَةِ
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hadith 7080
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is upon the scholar to learn that which he does not know and to teach the people what he has learnt.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَى العالِمِ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ مالَمْ يَعْلَمْ وَيُعَلِّمَ النّاسَ ما قَدْ عَلِمَ
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hadith 7081
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is the duty of the scholar to act upon what he knows and then seek to learn that which he does not know.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَلَى العالِمِ أنْ يَعْمَلَ بِما عَلِمَ ثُمَ يَطْلُبُ تَعَلُّمَ ما لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Tags WisdomGood Deeds
hadith 7082
Imam Ali (AS) said, A scholar who opposes you is better than the ignorant person who assists you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عالِمٌ مُعانِدٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ جاهِل مُساعِد
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hadith 7083
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every scholar is fearful [of Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ عالِم خائِفٌ
Tags WisdomFear of God (Khashya)
hadith 7084
Imam Ali (AS) said, How many a scholar is corrupt and [how many] a worshipper is ignorant, so be wary of the corrupt among the scholars and the ignorant among the worshippers.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَمْ مِنْ عالِم فاجِر وَ عابِد جاهِل فَاتَّقُوا الفاجِرَ مِنَ العُلَماءِ وَالجاهِلَ مِنَ المُتَعَبِّدينَ
Tags WisdomCorruption/MischiefWorship
hadith 7085
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is enough of ignorance for a scholar that his actions contradict his knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بِالعالِمِ جَهْلاً أنْ يُنافِيَ عِلْمَهُ عَمَلُهُ
Tags WisdomGood Deeds
hadith 7086
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be either a knowledgeable speaker or a keen listener, and beware of being the third type.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ عالِماً ناطِقاً أوْ مُسْتَمِعاً واعِياً وَ إيّاكَ أنْ تَكُونَ الثّالِثَ
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hadith 7087
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be knowledgeable about the truth and act upon it, [and through this] Allah, the Glorified, will save you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُنْ عالِماً بِالحَقِّ عامِلاً بِهِ يُنْجِكَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ
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hadith 7088
Imam Ali (AS) said, If the people of knowledge were to carry it as it deserves to be carried, Allah and His angels would surely love them, but they bear it in order to seek worldly gain, so Allah, the Exalted, is displeased with them and they are thus abased by it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ أنَّ أهْلَ العِلْمِ حَمَلُوهُ بِحَقِّهِ لأحَبَّهُمُ اللّهُ وَ مَلائِكَتُهُ وَ لكِنَّهُمْ حَمَلُوهُ لِطَلَبِ الدُّنيا فَمَقَتَهُمُ اللّهُ تَعالى وَ هانُوا عَلَيْهِ
Tags WisdomWealth/MaterialismAngels
hadith 7089
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who has knowledge asks good [and pertinent] questions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَلِمَ أحْسَنَ السُّؤالَ
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hadith 7090
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who knows must act upon his knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَلِمَ عَمِلَ
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hadith 7091
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who gains knowledge (or acts [upon his knowledge]) is rightly guided.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَلِمَ (عَمِلَ) اِهْتَدى
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hadith 7092
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who wastes his knowledge [by not acting upon it] faces turmoil.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أضاعَ عِلْمَهُ اِلْتَطَمَ
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hadith 7093
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who reveres a scholar has revered his Lord.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ وَقَّرَ عالِماً فَقَدْ وَقَّرَ رَبَّهُ
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hadith 7094
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever does not nurture his knowledge in solitude, it humiliates him among the people.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَمْ يَتَعاهَدْ عِلْمَهُ فِي الخَلإِ فَضَحَهُ فِي المَلإِ
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hadith 7095
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who claims to have reached the end of knowledge has manifested the highest level of ignorance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنِ ادَّعى مِنَ العِلْمِ غايَتَهُ فَقَدْ أظْهَرَ مِنْ جَهْلِهِ نِهايَتَهُ
Tags WisdomArrogance/Pride
hadith 7096
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is necessary for every scholar to secure his sides with piety and to extend his knowledge to the one who seeks it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنَ المَفْرُوضِ عَلى كُلِّ عالِم أنْ يَصُونَ بِالوَرَعِ جانِبَهُ وَ أنْ يَبْذُلَ عِلْمَهُ لِطالِبِهِ
Tags WisdomGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 7097
Imam Ali (AS) said, Considering your knowledge (or action) as little is from the excellence of your knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنْ فَضْلِ عِلْمِكَ اِسْتِقْلالُكَ لِعِلْمِكَ (لِعَمَلِكَ)
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hadith 7098
Imam Ali (AS) said, He who does not act upon his knowledge has not truly gained knowledge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما عَلِمَ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِعِلْمِهِ
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hadith 7099
Imam Ali (AS) said, How many are those who gain knowledge but do not follow it!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أكْثَرَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ العِلْمَ وَلا يَتَّبِعُهُ
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hadith 7100
Imam Ali (AS) said, Allah, the Glorified, did not make it incumbent upon the ignorant one to learn until He had made it incumbent upon the learned to teach.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أخَذَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ عَلَى الجاهِلِ أنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ حَتّى أخَذَ عَلَى العالِمِ أنْ يُعَلِّمَ
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hadith 7101
Imam Ali (AS) said, Only two [types of] people have broken my back: the impudent scholar and the ignorant worshipper. One drives people away from the truth by his immorality and the other invites people to falsehood with his devotion.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما قَصَمَ ظَهْري إلاّ رَجُلانِ: عالِمٌ مُتَهَتِّكٌ وَ جاهِلٌ مُتَنَسِّكٌ هذا يُنَفِّرُ عَنْ حَقِّهِ بِهَتْكِهِ وَ هذا يَدْعُو إلى باطِلِه بِنُسْكِهِ
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hadith 7102
Imam Ali (AS) said, The competition (or argumentation) of the scholars results in their gaining benefit and their earning merits.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُنافَسَةُ (مُناقَشَةُ) العُلَماءِ تُنْتِجُ فَوائِدَهُمْ وَ تَكْسِبُ فَضائِلَهُمْ
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hadith 7103
Imam Ali (AS) said, The keepers of material treasures are annihilated while they are [still] alive while the scholars remain as long as the nights and days remain. Their bodies are lost but their examples [and teachings continue to] remain in the hearts.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلَكَ خُزّانُ الأمْوالِ وَ هُمْ أحْياءٌ وَ العُلَماءُ باقُوْنَ ما بَقِيَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهارُ أعْيانُهُمْ مَفْقُودَةٌ وَ أمْثالُهُمْ فِي القُلُوبِ مَوْجُودَةٌ
Tags WisdomWealth/Materialism
hadith 7104
Imam Ali (AS) said, Never disrespect a scholar, even if he is lowly.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَزْدَرِيَنَّ العالِمَ وَ إنْ كانَ حَقيراً
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hadith 7105
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no lapse more serious than the lapse of a scholar.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لازَلَّةَ أشَدُّ مِنْ زَلَّةِ عالِم
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hadith 7106
Imam Ali (AS) said, A scholar is not a true scholar until he stops being jealous of one who is above him, does not demean one who is below him and does not take in return for his knowledge anything of the vanities of this world.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَكُونُ العالِمُ عالِماً حَتّى لايَحْسُدَ مَنْ فَوْقَهُ وَ لايَحْتَقِرَ مَنْ دُونَهُ وَلايَأْخُذُ عَلى عِلْمِهِ شَيْئاً مِنْ حُطامِ الدُّنيا
Tags WisdomEnvy (Hasad)Wealth/Materialism
hadith 7107
Imam Ali (AS) said, The knowledge of a man should surpass his speech and his intelligence should prevail over his tongue.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَنْبَغي أنْ يَكُونَ عِلْمُ الرَّجُلِ زائِداً عَلى نُطْقِهِ وَ عَقْلُهُ غالِباً عَلى لِسانِهِ
Tags WisdomIntellect/ReasonSilence
hadith 7108
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of the masses is a corrupt scholar.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ العامَّةِ العالِمُ الفاجِرُ
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