1359 - ذَمُّ عُلَماءِ السُّوءِ

1359. REPREHENSION OF EVIL SCHOLARS

4557.عيسى عليه السلام : كَيفَ يَكونُ مِن أهلِ العِلمِ مَن دُنياهُ عِندَهُ آثَرُ مِن آخِرَتِهِ وهُوَ مُقبِلٌ عَلى‏ دُنياهُ ، وما يَضُرُّهُ أحَبُّ إلَيهِ مِمّا يَنفَعُهُ؟ !¹

4557. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘How can one whose worldly life is dearer to him than his Hereafter be considered among the people of knowledge, whilst he pursues his worldly life and considers that which harms him more beloved than that which benefits him?!’²

4558.عيسى عليه السلام : الدِّينارُ داءُ الدِّينِ ، والعالِمُ طَبيبُ الدِّينِ ، فإذا رَأيتُمُ الطَّبيبَ يَجُرُّ الدّاءَ إلى‏ نَفسِهِ فَاتَّهِموهُ ، وَاعلَموا أ نَّهُ غَيرُ ناصِحٍ لِغَيرِهِ .³

4558. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘The dinar [i.e. wealth] is religion’s affliction, and the knowledgeable man is religion’s doctor. So when you see the doctor drawing the affliction upon himself, be suspicious of him and know that he does not advise others well.’⁴

4559.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ألا إنَّ شَرَّ الشّرِّ شِرارُ العُلَماءِ ، وإنَّ خَيرَ الخَيرِ خِيارُ العُلَماءِ .⁵

4559.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the worst of all evil are the evil scholars, and verily the best of all good are the good scholars.’⁶

4560.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ ازدادَ عِلماً ولَم يَزدَدْ هُدىً ، لَم يَزدَدْ مِنَ اللَّهِ إلّا بُعداً .⁷

4560.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who does not increase in guidance in spite of an increase in his knowledge only gets further away from Allah.’⁸

4561.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَلعونٌ مَلعونٌ عالِمٌ يَؤمُّ سُلطاناً جائراً ، مُعيناً لَهُ عَلى‏ جَورِهِ .⁹

4561.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Cursed, cursed indeed is the knowledgeable man who frequents an unjust ruler, aiding him in his injustice.’¹⁰

4562.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام - في صِفَةِ عُلَماءِ السُّوءِ - : وهُم أضَرُّ عَلى‏ ضُعَفاءِ شيعَتِنا مِن جَيشِ يَزيدَ عَلى الحُسَينِ بنِ عَلِيٍّ عليهما السلام وأصحابِهِ ، فإنَّهُم يَسلُبونَهُمُ الأرواحَ والأموالَ ، وهؤلاءِ عُلَماءُ السُّوءِ ... يُدخِلونَ الشَّكَّ والشُّبهَةَ عَلى‏ ضُعَفاءِ شيعَتِنا فيُضِلّونَهُم .¹¹

4562. Imam al-Askari (AS), in his description of evil scholars, said, ‘They cause more harm to the weak ones from among our Shia than the army of Yazid did to Husayn b. Ali (AS) and his companions, for they snatched away their lives and their property, whereas these evil scholars… enter doubt and obscurity into the weak ones from among our Shia and lead them astray.’¹²