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582 - صِفاتُ الأحمَقِ‏

582. The Characteristics of a Fool

1756.عيسى عليه السلام - لَمّا سئلَ عنِ الأحمَقِ - : المُعجَبُ برأيهِ ونَفْسِهِ ، الّذي يَرى‏ الفَضلَ كُلَّهُ لَه لا علَيهِ ، ويُوجِبُ الحقَّ كُلَّهُ لنَفْسِهِ ولا يُوجِبُ علَيها حقّاً ، فذاكَ الأحمَقُ الّذي لا حِيلةَ في مُداواتِه .1

1756. Prophet Jesus (AS) when asked about the traits of the fool said, 'He is one who is proud of himself and his own opinion, who sees all good traits as coming from himself and sees no one better than himself, who has decided that all rights are his and others have no right over him, so this is the fool for whom there is no cure for his disease.' 2

1757.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن نَظرَ في عُيوبِ النّاسِ فأنْكَرها ثُمّ رَضِيَها لِنَفْسِهِ فذلكَ الأحمَقُ بعَينِهِ .3

1757.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The one who pries into the faults of people, rebukes them and then adopts those faults himself is truly a fool.' 4

1758.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : تُعرفُ حَماقَةُ الرّجُلِ بالأشَرِ في النِّعمَةِ ، وكَثْرَةِ الذُّلِّ في المِحْنَةِ .5

1758.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The foolishness of a man is recognised by three things: idle talk, answering something he was not asked, and being careless in matters.' 6

1759.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن أماراتِ الأحمَقِ كَثْرَةُ تَلَوُّنِهِ .7

1759.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Among the signs of the fool is his profusely whimsical nature.' 8

1760.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَرُدَّ على‏ النّاسِ كلَّ ما حَدّثوكَ ؛ فكفى‏ بذلكَ حُمْقاً .9

1760.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not refute everything that people say to you for that is enough to classify you as foolish.' 10

1.الاختصاص : ۲۲۱ .

2.al-Ikhtisas, p. ۲۲۱

3.نهج البلاغة : الحكمة ۳۴۹ .

4.Nahj al-Balagha, Saying ۳۴۹

5.غرر الحكم : ۴۵۲۰ .

6.Ghurar al-Hikam, no. ۴۵۴۲

7.غرر الحكم : ۹۴۴۵ .

8.Ibid. no. ۹۴۴۵

9.غرر الحكم : ۱۰۲۵۱ .

10.Ibid. no. ۱۰۲۵۱

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