1353 - فَضلُ العُلَماءِ

1353. THE VIRTUE OF THE SCHOLARS

4526.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العُلَماءُ اُمَناءُ اللَّهِ عَلى‏ خَلقِهِ .¹

4526.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The scholars are Allah’s trustees over His creation.’²

4527.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : فَضلُ العالِمِ عَلى‏ غَيرِهِ كَفَضلِ النَّبِيِّ عَلى‏ اُمَّتِهِ .³

4527.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The superiority of the scholar over others is as the superiority of the prophet over his community.’⁴

4528.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العُلَماءُ حُكّامٌ عَلَى النّاسِ .⁵

4528.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The scholars are the governors over people.’⁶

4529.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : عُلَماءُ شيعَتِنا مُرابِطونَ فِي الثَّغرِ الّذي يَلي إبليسَ وعَفاريتَهُ ، يَمنَعونَهُم عَنِ الخُروجِ عَلى‏ ضُعَفاءِ شيعَتِنا ، وعَن أن يَتَسَلَّطَ عَلَيهِم إبليسُ وشيعَتُهُ .⁷

4529.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The scholars from among our Shia are stationed at the forefront next to where Satan and his demons are, preventing them from coming out to the weak Shia and from letting Satan and his followers gain mastery over them.’⁸

1352 - ما يَنبَغي عَلَى المُتَعَلِّمِ‏

1352. DUTIES INCUMBENT ON THE STUDENT

4521.الخضرُ عليه السلام - لِموسى‏ عليه السلام - : يا موسى‏ ، تَفَرَّغْ لِلعِلمِ إن كُنتَ تُريدُهُ، فإنَّ العِلمَ لِمَن تَفَرَّغَ .¹

4521. al-Khidr (AS) said to Prophet Moses (AS), ‘O Moses, devote yourself exclusively to knowledge if you want it, for verily knowledge is for the one who devotes himself exclusively to it.’²

4522.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَتِمُّ عَقلُ المَرءِ حَتّى‏ يَتِمَّ فيهِ عَشرُ خِلالٍ ... لا يَسأمُ مِن طَلَبِ العِلمِ طُولَ عُمرِهِ .³

4522.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘A person’s intellect is incomplete until ten qualities come together in him…that he must never tire of seeking knowledge his whole life.’⁴

4523.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : عَلى المُتَعَلِّمِ أن يُدئبَ نَفسَهُ في طَلَبِ العِلمِ ، ولا يَمَلَّ مِن تَعَلُّمِهِ ، ولا يَستَكثِرَ ما عَلِمَ .⁵

4523.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The student must discipline himself in his quest for knowledge, and not become bored of learning, nor overestimate what he already knows.’⁶

4524.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا يُحرِزُ العِلمَ إلّا مَن يُطيلُ دَرسَهُ .⁷

4524.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Only he who lengthens his study attains knowledge.’⁸

4525.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن أكثَرَ الفِكرَ فيما تَعَلَّمَ أتقَنَ عِلمَهُ ، وفَهِمَ ما لَم يَكُن يَفهَمُ .⁹

4525.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who gives a great deal of thought to what he learns masters his knowledge, and comes to understand that which he could not understand before.’¹⁰