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25. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from al-Sariy ibn Khalid that Abu ‘Abdillah (al-Sadiq) (as) said: Rasulullah (sw) said, "Oh Ali, no poverty is more sever than ignorance and no wealth is more profitable than intelligence.”
[1]أي: أنفع من العائدة و هي المنفعة اي الرجل ينال بالعقل من المنافع و الخيرات ما لا ينال بالمال و بالجهل يفوته من ذلك ما لا يفوته بالفقر، و بالعقل يمكن الوصول الى المال و بالمال لا يمكن الوصول الى العقل.( فى)ص 26
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26. Muhammad ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Najran from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim that Abu Ja’far (al-Baqir) (as) said: “When Allah (swt) created the intellect (al-'Aql) He made it speak and said to it, ‘Come forward', so it came forward. He then said, 'Go back' and it went back. Then Allah said, 'I swear by My Honor and Glory that I have not created any creation more beloved to Me than you. I will not perfect you in anyone except those whom I love. I will command you [to obey me] and prohibit you [from disobeying me] and I will reward you [for obeying me] and I will punish you [for disobeying me].'"
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27. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Haytham ibn abu Masruq al-Nahdi from al-Husayn ibn Khalid from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following. “I said to abu ‘Abdallah (a.s), “A man comes to me and as soon as I speak to him only a part of what I want to say he understands it all. There are also people who come to me and I speak to them all that I want to speak and only then they understand all of my statements. And explain to me what I meant. There are still others to whom I speak at length but they ask me to repeat to them what I have already expressed to them.” The Imam (a.s) then said, “O Ishaq, do you know why is this?” I replied, “ No, I do not know.” The Imam then said the following, “Those to whom you speak only some of what you want say and they understand the rest are those whose intelligence is mixed to take shape with his nature (Nutfa). Those who understand you only when you complete your speech are those whose intelligence is mixed with them in the womb of their mothers. Those who ask you to repeat what you already said are those, whose intelligence is combined with them when they grow up. It is such people who ask you to repeat your statement.”
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28. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain persons of our people in a marfu‘ manner that Abu ‘Abdillah (as) said: “Rasulullah (sw) said, ‘When you find a man who prays and fasts a great deal do not become proud of him until you see how his intelligence he is.”
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Chain: Certain persons of our people have narrated in a marfu’ manner from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar from abu ‘Abd Allah, recipient of divine supreme covenant, who has said the following:
“O Mufaddal one can never gain success until he understands and one can never understand until he acquires knowledge. One who understands can very soon excel. One who exercises patience can very soon triumph. Knowledge serves one as a shield, truth is honor, ignorance is humility, sharp-wittedness is glory, generosity is success and moral excellence attracts friendship. One who possesses the wisdom of his time does not become frustrated by confusion. Strong determination creates pessimism. In the task of connecting a man and wisdom the existence of the scholar is the blessing. The ignorant ones face misfortunes in between: without wisdom and the scholar. Allah is the guardian of those who know Him. He is the enemy of those who pretend to know Him. A person of Intelligence is forgiving and an ignorant person is treacherous. If you like to be honored you must become kindhearted. If you like to be insulted then show harshness in your manners. One whose origin is noble is kindhearted. One whose element is rough, his liver is thick. The extremist falls into crisis. One who is afraid of the consequences desists from involvement in what he has no knowledge of. One who engages in an affair without knowing anything about it is headed to his own loss. One who does not know does not understand; and one who does not understand, does not agree to become peaceful. One who does not agree and submit is not respected; and one who is not respected is broken. One who is so broke is blamable; and one who is in such a condition must become regretful for his own self.”
Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·The Arabic above is the original.
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[2]النجيب: الفاضل النفيس في نوعه. و المراد انه من يكون ذا فهم فهو قريب من أن يصير عالما بما يجب عليه و ما ينبغي، بعقله و التدبر فيه.( آت).ص 26
[1]النجح بالضم: الظفر بالحوائج.ص 27
[2]الحزم: احكام الامر و ضبطه و الاخذ بالثقة، و المساءة مصدر ميمى( فى).ص 27
[3]في بعض النسخ« يسعى بينهما».ص 27
[4]من تكلفه أي أظهر من معرفته ما ليس له.ص 27
[5]ختور من الختر بمعنى المكر و الخديعة.ص 27
[6]أي من قصر في طلب الحق و فعل الطاعات أوقع نفسه في ورطات المهالك.ص 27
[7]في بعض النسخ« تهضم» من باب التفعل.ص 27
الهوامش · 2 footnotes⌄
[١]أي: أنفع من العائدة و هي المنفعة اي الرجل ينال بالعقل من المنافع و الخيرات ما لا ينال بالمال و بالجهل يفوته من ذلك ما لا يفوته بالفقر، و بالعقل يمكن الوصول الى المال و بالمال لا يمكن الوصول الى العقل.( فى)
[٢]النجيب: الفاضل النفيس في نوعه. و المراد انه من يكون ذا فهم فهو قريب من أن يصير عالما بما يجب عليه و ما ينبغي، بعقله و التدبر فيه.( آت).