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Hadith 1854
Hadith #
1854
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
281
Part
Sayings
Chapter
True observation through wisdom, not eyes
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
281. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Perception by the eyes is not real observation because the eyes sometimes deceive people; but wisdom does not deceive whomsoever it counsels.
٢٨١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَيْسَتِ الرَّوِيَّةُ كَالْـمُعَايَنَةِ مَعَ الْإِبْصَارِ، فَقَدْ تَكْذِبُ الْعُيُونُ أَهْلَهَا، وَلَا يَغُشُّ الْعَقْلُ مَنِ اسْتَنْصَحَهُ.
Tags WisdomIntellect/Reason

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