Hadith 10
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2. [2/10] Usul al-Kafi: From Ali from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr AND Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad from Ibn Abi Umayr from Sayf b. Umayra from Abi Hamza from Abi Ja’far عليه السلام who said
the scholar whose knowledge benefits others is better than seventy thousand worshippers.
[2/10] اصول الكافي: عن علي، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، وعن محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد ابن محمد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن سيف بن عميرة، عن أبي حمزة، عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال
عالم ينتفع بعلمه أفضل من سبعين ألف عابد
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Intellect/Reason
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