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Hadith 19
Hadith #
19
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
1
Section
1
Part
The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance
Chapter
The Book of Intelligence and Ignorance
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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18. Ali has narrated from his father from abu Hashim al-Ja‘fari who has said the following.
“We were in the presence of Imam al-Rida (a.s) that a discussion about intelligence took place and the Imam said, “O abu Hashim, intelligence is a present from Allah but discipline is a skill and burden. One who would pretend as a well disciplined one he would certainly establish full control in it. But to pretend as a person of intelligence would increase in him nothing but more ignorance.”
18ـ عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هَاشِمٍ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ
كُنَّا عِنْدَ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فَتَذَاكَرْنَا الْعَقْلَ وَالادَبَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا هَاشِمٍ الْعَقْلُ حِبَاءٌ مِنَ الله وَالادَبُ كُلْفَةٌ فَمَنْ تَكَلَّفَ الادَبَ قَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ تَكَلَّفَ الْعَقْلَ لَمْ يَزْدَدْ بِذَلِكَ إِلا جَهْلاً.
Tags Intellect/ReasonImam Ali al-RidhaAhl al-Bayt

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