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287 - الاعتكاف‏

287. RETREAT IN THE MOSQUE (itikaf)

1338 - الاعتِكافُ‏

1338. RETREAT IN THE MOSQUE

( وَإذْ جَعَلْنا الْبَيْتَ مَثابَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَأمْناً وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَقامِ إبْراهِيمَ مُصَلَّى وَعَهِدنا إلَى‏ إبْراهِيمَ وَإسْماعِيلَ أنْ طَهِّرا بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْعاكِفِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ)1

“And [remember] when We made the House a place of spiritual reward for mankind and a sanctuary, [declaring], ‘Take the venue of prayer from Abraham’s Station.’ We charged Abraham and Ishmael [with its upkeep, saying], ‘Purify My House for those who go around it, for those who make it a retreat and for those who bow and prostrate.” 2

4436. كنز العمّال : كانَ [ النَّبِيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ] إذا كانَ مُقيماً اعتَكَفَ العَشرَ الأواخِرَ مِن رَمَضانَ ، وإذا سافَرَ اعتَكَفَ مِنَ العامِ المُقبِلِ عِشرينَ3

4436. Anas narrated: ‘The Prophet (SAWA), if he was in town, would retreat in the mosque the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan, and if he was travelling, would retreat in the mosque twenty nights the following year.’4

4437. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه عن مَيمون بنِ مِهرانَ : كُنتُ جالِساً عِندَ الحَسَنِ ابنِ عَلِيٍّ عليهما السلام فأتاهُ رَجُلٌ فقالَ لَهُ : يَابنَ رَسولِ اللَّهِ ، إنَّ فُلاناً لَهُ عَلَيَّ مالٌ ويُريدُ أن يَحبِسَني ، فقالَ : وَاللَّهِ ما عِندي مالٌ فأقضِيَ عَنكَ قالَ : فَكَلِّمْهُ ، قالَ : فلَبِسَ عليه السلام نَعلَهُ ، فقُلتُ لَهُ : يَابنَ رَسولِ اللَّهِ ، أنَسِيتَ اعتِكافَكَ ؟ فقالَ لَهُ : لَم أنسَ ، ولكِنّي سَمِعتُ أبي عليه السلام يُحَدِّثُ عَن (جَدّي) رَسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله أنَّهُ قالَ : مَن سَعى‏ في حاجَةِ أخيهِ المُسلِمِ فَكَأنَّما عَبَدَ اللَّهَ عَزَّوجلَّ تِسعَةَ آلافِ سَنَةٍ ، صائماً نَهارَهُ ، قائماً لَيلَهُ5

4437. Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih narrates from Maymun b. Mihran, ‘I was once sitting in the presence of al-Hasan b. Ali (AS) when a man came to him, saying, ‘O son of the Prophet of Allah, verily x is claiming money from me that I owe him and he wants to arrest me.’ So he replied, ‘By Allah, I do not have money to pay your debt on your behalf.’ So he asked, ‘Then talk to him.’ So he (AS) put on his sandals, whereupon I asked him, ‘O son of the Prophet of Allah, have you forgotten the fact that you are in a state of retreat?’ So he replied, ‘No, I have not forgotten, but I have heard my father (AS) narrating from the authority of [my grandfather], the Prophet of Allah (SAWA) that he had said, ‘He who strives to fulfil a fellow Muslim brother’s need is as if he has worshipped Allah, Mighty and Exalted, for nine thousand years, fasting during the day and standing in prayer at night.’6

4438. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كانَ رَسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إذا كانَ العَشرُ الأواخِرُ [ يَعني مِن رَمَضانَ ]اعتَكَفَ في المَسجِدِ ، وضُرِبَت لَهُ قُبَّةٌ مِن شَعرٍ ، وشَمَّرَ الميزَرَ وطَوى‏ فِراشَهُ7

4438. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) used to retreat in the mosque the last ten nights [of Ramadan], where a tent of fur would be pitched for him, and he would roll up the skirting and lay out his bedding.’8

4439. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَا اعتِكافَ إلّا في مَسجِدِ جَماعَةٍ قَد صَلّى‏ فيهِ إمامُ عَدلٍ بِصَلاةِ جَماعَةٍ9

4439. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Retreat can only be in a congregational mosque wherein the congregational prayer is led by a just Imam.’10

Notes

1. البقرة : 125

2. Qur’an 2 :125

3. كنز العمّال : 18091

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 18091

5. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 2 / 189 / 2108

6. al-Faqih, v. 2, p. 189, no. 2108

7. تهذيب الأحكام : 4 / 287 / 869

8. al-Tahdhib, v. 4, p. 287, no. 869

9. الكافي : 4 / 176 / 1

10. al-Kafi, v. 4, p. 176, no. 1

288 - العلم‏

288. KNOWLEDGE

1339 - فَضلُ العِلمِ‏

1339. THE VIRTUE OF KNOWLEDGE

( قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لا يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّما يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُوا الأَلْبابِ)1

“Say, ‘Are those who know equal to those who do not know?’ Only those who possess intellect take admonition.” 2

( يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا العِلْمَ دَرَجاتٍ وَاللَّهُ بِما تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ)3

“Allah will raise those of you who have faith and those who have been given knowledge in rank, and Allah is well aware of what you do.” 4

4440. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ذَنبُ العالِمِ واحِدٌ ، وذَنبُ الجاهِلِ ذَنبانِ5

4440. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When committing a sin, the knowledgeable man is guilty of the one sin whereas the ignorant man is guilty of two [i.e. the sin itself and the sin of ignorance].’6

4441. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العِلمُ رَأسُ الخَيرِ كُلِّهِ ، والجَهلُ رَأسُ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ7

4441. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Knowledge is the root of all good, whereas ignorance is the root of all evil.’8

4442. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : طَلَبُ العِلمِ فَريضَةٌ عَلى‏ كُلِّ مُسلِمٍ بِهِ يُطاعُ الرَّبُّ ويُعبَدُ ، وبِهِ تُوصَلُ الأرحامُ ، ويُعرَفُ الحَلالُ مِنَ الحَرامِ ، العِلمُ إمامُ العَمَلِ والعَمَلُ تابِعُهُ ، يُلهَمُ بِهِ السُعَداءُ ، ويُحرَمُهُ الأشقِياءُ9

4442. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The quest for knowledge is incumbent upon every Muslim… by virtue of it the Lord is obeyed and worshippped, consanguinal relations are maintained, and the lawful is distinguished from the prohibited. Knowledge leads to action and action follows it. The fortunate ones are inspired by it whereas the wretched ones are deprived of it.’10

4443. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أكثَرُ النّاسِ قيمَةً أكثَرُهُم عِلماً ، وأقَلُّ النّاسِ قيمَةً أقَلُّهُم عِلماً11

4443. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The worthiest of people are those who have the most knowledge, and the least of them in worth are those with the least knowledge.’12

4444. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أقرَبُ النّاسِ مِن دَرَجَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ أهلُ الجِهادِ وأهلُ العِلمِ13

4444. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The people who are closest to the rank of prophethood are the people of knowledge and striving.’14

4445. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُوزَنُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ مِدادُ العُلَماءِ ودِماءُ الشُّهَداءِ فيَرجَحُ مِدادُ العُلَماءِ عَلى‏ دِماءِ الشُّهَداءِ.15

4445. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘On the Day of Resurrection, the ink of the scholars will be weighed up against the blood of the martyrs, and the ink of the scholars will preponderate over the blood of the martyrs.’16

4446. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : رَأسُ الفَضائلِ العِلمُ ، غايَةُ الفَضائلِ العِلمُ17

4446. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fountainhead of all virtues is knowledge and the peak of all virtues is knowledge.’18

4447. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِلمُ قائدٌ ، والعَمَلُ سائقٌ ، والنَّفسُ حَرونٌ‏19. 20

4447. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge commands, action drives, and the carnal soul is the obstinate mount.’21

4448. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِلمُ مِصباحُ العَقلِ22

4448. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is the lamp of the intellect.’23

4449. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِلمُ نِعمَ الدَليلُ24

4449. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is indeed a good guide.’25

4450. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِلمُ أشرَفُ الأحسابِ26

4450. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is the noblest source of repute.’27

4451. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِلمُ ضالَّةُ المُؤمِنِ28

4451. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is the lost property of the believer.’29

4452. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كَفى‏ بِالعِلمِ شَرَفاً أن يَدَّعِيَهُ مَن لا يُحسِنُهُ ، ويَفرَحَ بِهِ إذا نُسِبَ إلَيهِ ، وكَفى‏ بِالجَهلِ ذَمّاً يَبرَأُ مِنهُ مَن هُوَ فيهِ30

4452. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is such a dignified thing that he who is not proficient at it claims to be so, and one is pleased for it to be attributed to him. And ignorance is such a rebuked thing that even the one who possesses it claims to be free of it.’31

4453. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا كَنزَ أنفَعُ مِنَ العِلمِ32

4453. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no treasure more profitable than knowledge.’33

4454. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا شَرَفَ كَالعِلمِ34

4454. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no source of dignity like knowledge.’35

4455. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلُّ وِعاءٍ يَضيقُ بِما جُعِلَ فيهِ إلّا وِعاءَ العِلمِ ؛ فإنَّهُ يَتَّسِعُ بِهِ36

4455. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Every container becomes cramped by what is placed therein, except the container that holds knowledge, for verily it expands because of it.’37

4456. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا أرذَلَ اللَّهُ عَبداً حَظَرَ عَلَيهِ العِلمَ38

4456. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘When Allah wishes to repudiate someone, he deprives him of knowledge.’39

4457. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِلمُ حَياةٌ40

4457. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is life.’41

4458. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنَّ العِلمَ حَياةُ القُلوبِ ، ونورُ الأبصارِ مِنَ العَمى‏ ، وقُوَّةُ الأبدانِ مِنَ الضَّعفِ42

4458. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily knowledge is the life of the hearts, the light of the eyes from blindness and the strength of the bodies against weakness.’43

4459. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لِكُمَيلٍ لَمّا أخَذَ بِيَدِهِ وأخرَجَهُ إلَى الجَبّانِ‏44 فلَمّا أصحَرَ تَنَفَّسَ الصُّعَداءَ وقالَ - : يا كُمَيلُ ، العِلمُ خَيرٌ مِنَ المالِ ، العِلمُ يَحرُسُكَ وأنتَ تَحرُسُ المالَ ، والمالُ تَنقُصُهُ النَّفَقَةُ ، والعِلمُ يَزكو عَلَى الإنفاقِ ، وصَنيعُ المالِ يَزولُ بِزَوالِهِ45

4459. Imam Ali (AS) once took Kumayl out to the desert, and when they reached the desert, he let out a deep sigh and said, ‘O Kumayl, knowledge is better than wealth, for knowledge guards you while you guard wealth, and wealth is reduced by spending, whereas knowledge increases by spending it, and any good produced by wealth [respect and honour] ceases when it ceases to exist.’46

4460. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : هَلَكَ خُزّانُ الأموالِ وهُم أحياءٌ، والعُلَماءُ باقونَ ما بَقِيَ الدَّهرُ ، أعيانُهُم مَفقودَةٌ ، وأمثالُهُم فِي القُلوبِ مَوجودَةٌ47

4460. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The treasurers of wealth perish during their own lifetimes, whereas the knowledgeable ones remain alive for all time, their individual selves may pass away, but the likes of them [remembering them] continue to remain in the hearts.’48

4461. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العالِمُ حَيٌّ وإن كانَ مَيِّتاً ، الجاهِلُ مَيِّتٌ وإن كانَ حَيّاً49

4461. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The scholar is alive even when he is dead, whereas the ignorant man is dead even though he may be alive.’50

4462. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنَّ قَلباً لَيسَ فيهِ شَي‏ءٌ مِنَ العِلمِ كالبَيتِ الخَرابِ الَّذي لا عامِرَ لَهُ51

4462. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, Verily a heart that does not have any knowledge is like a ruined house that has no inhabitants.52

4463. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنَّ العُلَماءَ وَرَثَةُ الأنبِياءِ53

4463. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily the scholars are the heirs of the prophets.’54

Notes

1. الزمر : 9

2. Qur’an 39 :9

3. المجادلة : 11

4. Qur’an 58 :11

5. كنز العمّال : 28784

6. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28784

7. بحار الأنوار : 77 / 175 / 9

8. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 175, no. 9

9. الأمالي للطوسي : 488 / 1069

10. Amali al-Tusi, p. 488, no. 1069

11. الأمالي للصدوق : 73 / 41

12. Amali al-Saduq, p. 27, no. 4

13. كنز العمّال : 10647

14. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 10647

15. الدرّ المنثور : 3 / 423

16. Tafsir al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 3, no. 423

17. غرر الحكم : 5234 - 6379

18. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5234

19. فرس حَرُون : لا ينقاد ، وإذا اشتدّ به الجري وقف (الصحاح : 5 / 2097 )

20. تحف العقول : 208

21. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 208

22. غرر الحكم : 536

23. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 536

24. غرر الحكم : 837

25. Ibid. no. 837

26. كنز الفوائد : 1 / 319

27. Kanz al-Fawa’id, v. 1, p. 319

28. عيون أخبار الرِّضا : 2 / 66 / 295

29. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 2, p. 66, no. 295

30. منية المريد : 110

31. Munyat al-Murid, p. 110

32. الكافي : 8 / 19 / 4

33. al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 19, no. 4

34. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 113

35. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 113

36. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 205

37. Ibid. Saying 205

38. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 288

39. Ibid. Saying 288

40. غرر الحكم : 185

41. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 185

42. الأمالي للصدوق : 713 / 982

43. Amali al-Saduq, p. 493, no. 1

44. الجبّان والجبّانة : الصّحراء ، وتُسمّى بهما المقابر ( النهاية : 1 / 236 )

45. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 147

46. Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 147

47. نهج البلاغة : الحكمة 147

48. Ibid.

49. غرر الحكم : 1124 - 1125

50. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1124-1125

51. الأمالي للطوسي : 543 / 1165

52. Amali al-Tusi, p. 543, no. 1165

53. الكافي : 1 / 32 / 2

54. al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 32, no. 2

1340 - فَضلُ العِلمِ عَلَى العِبادَةِ

1340. THE SUPERIORITY OF KNOWLEDGE TO ACTS OF WORSHIP

4464. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قَليلُ العِلمِ خَيرٌ مِن كَثيرِ العِبادَةِ1

4464. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘A little knowledge is better than a lot of worship.’2

4465. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نَومٌ مَعَ عِلمٍ خَيرٌ مِن صَلاةٍ عَلى‏ جَهلٍ3

4465. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘To sleep having knowledge is better than to pray in ignorance.’4

4466. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ فَضلَ العالِمِ عَلى العابِدِ كفَضلِ الشَّمسِ عَلى الكَواكِبِ ، وفَضلُ العابِدِ عَلى‏ غَيرِ العابِدِ كفَضلِ القَمَرِ عَلى الكَواكِبِ5

4466. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the knowledgeable man is superior to the [mere] worshipper as the sun is to the stars, and the worshipper is superior to the one who does not worship as the superiority of the moon to the stars.’6

4467. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ساعَةٌ مِن عالِمٍ يَتَّكِئُ عَلى‏ فِراشِهِ يَنظُرُ في عَمَلِهِ ، خَيرٌ مِن عِبادَةِ العابِدِ سَبعينَ عاماً.7

4467. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘An hour spent by a knowledgeable man lying on his bed thinking about his deeds is better than seventy years spent by the worshipper performing acts of worship.’8

4468. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : فَضلُ العالِمِ عَلى العابِدِ بِسَبعينَ دَرَجَةً ، بَينَ كُلِّ دَرَجَتَينِ حُضْرُ الفَرَسِ سَبعينَ عاماً ؛ وذلكَ أنَّ الشَّيطانَ يَضَعُ البِدعَةَ لِلنّاسِ فيُبصِرُها العالِمُ فيَنهى‏ عَنها ، والعابِدُ مُقبِلٌ عَلى‏ عِبادَتِهِ لا يَتَوَجَّهُ لَها ولا يَعرِفُها9

4468. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The knowledgeable man is superior to the [mere] worshipper by seventy degrees, the distance between two degrees spanning the gallop of a horse for seventy years; and this is because Satan plants an innovation amongst people which the knowledgeable man notices and prohibits, whilst the worshipper attends to his worship neither taking any notice of it nor recognising it.’10

4469. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : وَالّذي نَفسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدهِ ! لَعالِمٌ واحِدٌ أشَدُّ عَلى‏ إبليسَ مِن ألفِ عابِدٍ ؛ لأِنَّ العابِدَ لِنَفسِهِ والعالِمَ لِغَيرِهِ11

4469. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘By the One Who holds Muhammad’s soul in His Grasp! Verily one knowledgeable man is more difficult for Satan to bear than seventy worshippers, for the worshipper serves himself whilst the knowledgeable man serves others.’12

4470. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : تَذاكُرُ العِلمِ ساعَةً خَيرٌ مِن قِيامِ لَيلَةٍ13

4470. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Revising knowledge for an hour is better than staying up the whole night in worship.’14

4471. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : عالِمٌ يُنتَفِعُ بِعِلمِه ، أفضَلُ مِن سَبعينَ ألفِ عابِدٍ15

4471. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The knowledgeable man who is beneficial [to others] as a result of his knowledge is better than seventy thousand worshippers.’16

Notes

1. منية المريد : 105

2. Munyat al-Murid, p. 105

3. منية المريد : 104

4. Ibid. p. 104

5. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 19 / 49

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 19, no. 49

7. روضة الواعظين : 16

8. Rawdat al-Wai?in, no. 16

9. روضة الواعظين : 17

10. Ibid. no. 17

11. كنز العمّال : 28908

12. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28908

13. الاختصاص : 245

14. al-Ikhtisas, p. 245

15. الدعوات : 62 / 153

16. al-Daawat, p. 62, no. 153

1341 - مَوتُ العالِمِ‏

1341. THE DEATH OF A SCHOLAR

4472. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَوتُ العالِمِ مُصيبَةٌ لا تُجبَرُ وثُلمَةٌ لا تُسَدُّ ، وهُوَ نَجمٌ طُمِسَ ، ومَوتُ قَبيلَةٍ أيسَرُ مِن مَوتِ عالِمٍ1

4472. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The death of a scholar is an affliction that cannot be compensated and a void that cannot be filled, for he is a star that has been obliterated. The death of a whole tribe is easier to bear than the death of a scholar.’2

(اُنظر) الفقه : باب 1500

(See also: JURISPRUDENCE: section 1500)

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 28858

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28858

1342 - النَّظَرُ إلى‏ وَجهِ العالِمِ عِبادَةٌ

1342. LOOKING AT THE FACE OF A SCHOLAR IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP

4473. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : النَّظَرُ في وَجهِ العالِمِ حُبّاً لَهُ عِبادَةٌ1

4473. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Looking at the face of a scholar out of love for him is an act of worship.’2

4474. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عَن قَولِ النَّبِيِّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : النَّظَرُ في وُجوهِ العُلَماءِ عِبادَةٌ - : هُوَ العالِمُ الّذي إذا نَظَرتَ إلَيهِ ذَكَّرَكَ الآخِرَةَ ، ومَن كانَ خِلافَ ذلكَ فَالنَّظَرُ إلَيهِ فِتنَةٌ3

4474. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked regarding the Prophet (SAWA)’s saying, ‘Looking at the faces of scholars is an act of worship’, to which he replied, ‘It refers to the scholar whom looking at reminds you of the Hereafter, and whoever is not thus, then looking at him is a trial.’4

(اُنظر) النظر : باب 1733

(See also: SIGHT: section 1733)

Notes

1. النوادر للراوندي : 110 / 94

2. Nawadir al-Rawandi, p. 11

3. تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 84

4. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 84

1343 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ طَلَبِ العِلمِ‏

1343. ENJOINMENT OF SEEKING KNOWLEDGE

4475. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اُطلُبوا العِلمَ ولَو بِالصِّينِ؛ فإنَّ طَلَبَ العِلمِ فَريضَةٌ عَلى‏ كُلِّ مُسلِمٍ1

4475. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Seek knowledge even in China, for verily to seek knowledge is an obligation on every Muslim.’2

4476. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : طَلَبُ العِلمِ فَريضَةٌ عَلى‏ كُلِّ مُسلِمٍ ، ألا إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ بُغاةَ العِلمِ3

4476. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Seeking knowledge is an obligation on every Muslim. Indeed Allah loves those who strive in their quest for knowledge.’4

4477. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن لَم يَصبِر عَلى‏ ذُلِّ التَّعَلُّمِ ساعَةً بَقِيَ في ذُلِّ الجَهلِ أبَداً5

4477. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who cannot endure the submissiveness entailed in learning for an hour will remain submissive to ignorance forever.’6

4478. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَو عَلِمَ النّاسُ ما في طَلَبِ العِلمِ لَطَلَبوهُ ولَو بِسَفكِ المُهَجِ وخَوضِ اللُّجَجِ7

4478. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘If people knew [the benefits] of seeking knowledge, they would seek it even if they had to shed blood or dive into the deepest seas.’8

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 28697 ، 28698

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28697

3. الكافي : 1 / 30 / 1

4. al-Kafi, v. 1, p. 30, no. 1

5. عوالي اللآلي : 1 / 285 / 135

6. Awali al-La’ali, v. 1, p. 285, no. 135

7. عوالي اللآلي : 4 / 61 / 9

8. Ibid. v. 4, p. 61, no. 9

1344 - فَضْلُ طالِبِ العِلمِ‏

1344. THE VIRTUE OF THE SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE

4479. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : طالِبُ العِلمِ بَينَ الجُهّالِ كَالحَيِّ بَينَ الأمواتِ1

4479. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The seeker of knowledge among ignorant people is as the living one among the dead.’2

4480. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنهومانِ لايَشبَعُ طالِبُهُما: طالِبُ العِلمِ وطالِبُ الدّنيا3

4480. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are two insatiable types of people who are never satisfied by their quest: the seeker of knowledge and the seeker after this world.’4

4481. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا جاءَ المَوتُ لِطالِبِ العِلمِ وهُوَ عَلى‏ هذهِ الحالَةِ ماتَ وهُوَ شَهيدٌ5

4481. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When death comes to the seeker of knowledge whilst he is in that state [of seeking knowledge], he dies as a martyr.’6

4482. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن طَلَبَ العِلمَ فهُوَ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ حَتّى‏ يَرجِعَ7

4482. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge is indeed on the path of Allah until he returns.’8

4483. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن طَلَبَ العِلمَ فهُوَ كالصّائمِ نَهارَهُ ، القائمِ لَيلَهُ ، وإنَّ باباً مِنَ العِلمِ يَتَعَلَّمُهُ الرَّجُلُ خَيرٌ لَهُ مِن أن يَكونَ أبو قُبَيسٍ ذَهَباً فأنفَقَهُ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ9

4483. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who seeks knowledge is as one who spends his day fasting and his night praying. Verily a chapter of knowledge that a man learns is better for him than for him to have as much gold as a mountain and give it all away in the way of Allah.’10

4484. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن طَلَبَ العِلمَ تَكَفَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِرِزقِهِ11

4484. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge, Allah guarantees his sustenance for him.’12

4485. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : طالِبُ العِلمِ طالِبُ الرَّحمَةِ ، طالِبُ العِلمِ رُكنُ الإسلامِ ، ويُعطى‏ أجرَهُ مَعَ النَّبِيّينَ13

4485. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The seeker of knowledge is the seeker of mercy; the seeker of knowledge is the pillar of Islam and is given his recompense with the prophets.’14

4486. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ طالِبَ العِلمِ تَبسُطُ لَهُ المَلائكَةُ أجنِحَتَها وتَستَغفِرُ لَهُ15

4486. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the angels spread their wings over the seeker of knowledge and seek forgiveness for him.’16

4487. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن سَلَكَ طَريقاً يَطلُبُ فيهِ عِلماً ، سَلَكَ اللَّهُ بهِ طَريقاً إلَى الجَنَّةِ17

4487. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who traverses a path in order to gain knowledge thereupon, Allah makes him traverse the path to Paradise.’18

4488. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كانَ في طَلَبِ العِلمِ كانَتِ الجَنَّةُ في طَلَبِهِ19

4488. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who goes out to seek knowledge is himself sought after by Paradise.’20

4489. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ طالِبَ العِلمِ لَيَستَغفِرُ لَهُ كُلُّ شَي‏ءٍ ؛ حَتّى‏ حِيتانُ البَحرِ ، وهَوامُّ الأرضِ ، وسِباعُ البَرِّ وأنعامُهُ21

4489. The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily everything seeks forgiveness for the seeker of knowledge, including the fishes in the sea, the reptiles on the land, and the predators and livestock of the earth.’22

4490. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جاءَتهُ مَنِيَّتُهُ وهُوَ يَطلُبُ العِلمَ فبَينَهُ وبَينَ الأنبياءِ دَرَجَةٌ23

4490. Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is overtaken by death whilst he is seeking knowledge, there remains but a difference of one level between him and the Prophets.’24

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 28726

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28726

3. كنز العمّال : 28932 ، 28933 نحوه

4. Ibid.

5. الترغيب والترهيب : 1 / 97 / 16

6. al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, v. 1, p. 97, no. 16

7. كنز العمّال : 28702

8. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28702

9. منية المريد : 100

10. Munyat al-Murid, p. 100

11. كنز العمّال : 28701

12. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28701

13. كنز العمّال : 28729

14. Ibid. no. 28729

15. كنز العمّال : 28745

16. Ibid. no. 28745

17. الأمالي للصدوق : 116 / 99

18. Amali al-Saduq, p. 58, no. 9

19. كنز العمّال : 28842

20. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 28842

21. الأمالي للمفيد : 29 / 1

22. Amali al-Mufid, p. 29, no. 1

23. مجمع البيان : 9 / 380

24. Majma al-Bayan, v. 9, p. 380