1001 - التَّعَلُّمُ فِي الشَّبابِ‏

1001. LEARNING DURING ONE'S YOUTH

3195.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن تَعَلَّمَ في شَبابِهِ كانَ بِمَنزِلَةِ الرَّسمِ في الحَجَرِ ، ومَن تَعَلَّمَ وهُو كبيرٌ كانَ بمَنزِلَةِ الكِتابِ على‏ وَجهِ الماءِ .¹

3195.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Learning something during one's youth is like engraving in stone, and learning something when one is old is like writing on the surface of water.' ²

3196.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لَو اُتِيتُ بِشابٍّ مِن شَبابِ الشِّيعَةِ لا يَتَفَقَّهُ (في الدِّينِ) لأََدَّبتُهُ .³

3196.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'If I was brought a young Shia man undevoted to learning [religious matters], I would discipline him.' ⁴

3197.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَستُ اُحِبُّ أن أرى‏ الشّابَّ مِنكُم إلّا غادياً في حالَينِ : إمّا عالِماً أو مُتَعَلِّماً ، فإن لَم يَفعَلْ فَرَّطَ ، فإن فَرَّطَ ضَيَّعَ ، وإنْ ضَيَّعَ أثِمَ ، وإن أثِمَ سَكَنَ النارَ والذي بَعَثَ مُحمّداً بِالحَقِّ .⁵

3197.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'I only like to see the young man from among you occupied in either of two states: learning or teaching, for if he does not [engage in either of these two], he is wasting his time; and by wasting his time, he will lose out; and by losing out, he will be committing a sin; and by committing a sin, he will dwell in the Fire, by the One who sent Muhammad with the truth.' ⁶