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Hadith 2078
Hadith #
2078
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
70
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Ignorance manifests in extremes of neglect or exaggeration
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
70. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: You will not find an ignorant person but at one extreme or the other (i.e. a person who neglects or a person who exaggerates).
٧٠. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَا تَرَى الْجَاهِلَ إِلَّا مُفْرِطاً أَوْ مُفَرِّطاً.
Tags Intellect/Reason

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