1364 - أعلَمُ النّاسِ‏

1364. THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE OF PEOPLE

4579.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أعلَمُ النّاسِ مَن جَمَعَ عِلمَ النّاسِ إلى‏ عِلمِهِ .¹

4579.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most knowledgeable of people is he who adds other people’s knowledge to his own.’²

4580.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لَمّا قيلَ لَهُ : اُحِبُّ أن أكونَ أعلَمَ النّاسِ - : اِتَّقِ اللَّهَ تَكُن أعلَمَ النّاسِ .³

4580. The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked, ‘I would love to be the most knowledgeable of all people’, to which he replied, ‘Be wary of your duty to Allah and you will be the most knowledgeable of people.’⁴

4581.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أعلَمُ النّاسِ المُستَهتَرُ بِالعِلمِ .⁵

4581.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most knowledgeable of people is he who is infatuated with knowledge.’⁶