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Ibn al-Qad'dah narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that his father quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“Two groups of people will never be satiated: Those who seek wealth, and those who seek knowledge. Those who are content with what God has made allowable for them from this world will remain healthy, but those who obtain worldly goods through forbidden means will be ruined, unless they repent and return. Those who learn knowledge from the scientists and act accordingly will be saved, but those who only want worldly gains and seek knowledge, will only get worldly gains.”
عن ابن القداح عن أبي عبد الله عن أبيه (عليهما السلام) قال
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): منهومان لا يشبعان: طالب المال، وطالب العلم، من اقتصر على الدنيا على ما أحل الله له سلم، ومن تناولها من غير حلها هلك إلا أن يتوب ويرجع، ومن أخذ العلم عن أهله وعمل بها نجا، ومن أراد به الدنيا فهي حظه.
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