hadith 4222
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Thinking for an hour is better than worshipping for a year, for “Only those who possess intellect take admonition” (Quran 39:9).
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَفَكُّرُ ساعَةٍ خَيرٌ مِن عِبادَةِ سَنَةٍ «إنَّما يَتَذَكَّرُ اُولُوا الأَلبابِ».

Similar narrations

  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #8070 Imam Ali (AS) said, Thinking for a short while is better than prolonged worship.
  • Kitāb al-Zuhd #32 “I asked Abā ʿAbdillāh (a), ‘Is an hour of contemplation better than standing vigil [in worship] at night?’ He replied, ‘Yes. The Messenger...
  • Mishkāt al-Anwār #156 Al-Hassan al-Sayghal said that he asked Imam Sadiq (a.s) about the meaning of what people say when they state that it is better to think for...
  • Al-Kāfi #107 “Once I asked Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) about what people’s narration, ‘Thinking for one hour is better than worshipping a whole night,’ how...
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