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 مُسلِمٍ .¹

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 العِلمِ .³

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 أبَداً .⁵

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 اللُّجَجِ .⁷

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