hadith
729
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Soleim ibn Qays al-Halali narrated that Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“There are two groups of scientists. Those who practice their knowledge are prosperous, but those who abandon their knowledge get destroyed. The residents of Hell will be bothered with the bad smell of the scientists who have not put their knowledge into practice. But there are those who are most sorry. They invite others to God, their call is accepted by others who then obey God and are taken to Heaven by God. However, the caller himself is taken to Hell by God for not acting, and following their whims will be the most sorry. I fear two things concerning you. The first is following your whims, and the second is having high aspirations since following your whims will prevent you from accepting the truth, and having high aspirations will make you forget the Hereafter.”
[عن سليم بن قيس الهلالي قال
سمعت أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) يحدث عن النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) أنه قال في كلام له:] العلماء رجلان: رجل آخذ بعلمه فهذا ناج، وعالم تارك لعلمه فهذا هالك، وإن أهل النار ليتأذون من ريح العالم التارك لعلمه، وإن أشد الناس ندامة وحسرة رجل دعا عبدا إلى الله تبارك وتعالى فاستجاب له فأطاع الله فأدخله الله الجنة وأدخل الداعي النار بترك عمله واتباعه هواه، إنما هما اثنان: اتباع الهوى، وطول الأمل، أما اتباع الهوى فيصد عن الحق، وطول الأمل ينسي الآخرة.
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