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Hadith 1715
Hadith #
1715
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
107
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Learned ignorance's self-destructive potential
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
107. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Often the ignorance of a learned man ruins him while the knowledge he has does not avail him.
١٠٧. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): رُبَّ عَالِمٍ قَدْ قَتَلَهُ جَهْلُهُ وَعِلْمُهُ مَعَهُ لَا يَنْفَعُهُ.
Tags Intellect/ReasonHeedlessness/Negligence

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