Nahj al-Balāgha Hadith 1691 Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Increasing intelligence reduces speech / Hadith 1691 intellectsilence ۞ ٧١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِذَا تَمَّ الْعَقْلُ نَقَصَ الْكَلاَمُ. 71. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: As intelligence increases, speech decreases. [1] Remind someone Link copied! Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī All narrations in Increasing intelligence reduces speech Browse all books Search more hadith