249. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Any person whom Allah gifted with memorising of His Book thinks that another person has been given something better has indeed belittled the greatest bounty.”1
250. Sharh Nahj al-Balāghah: “Ghālib ibn Sa‘sa‘ah once went to [Imām] ‘Ali (a.s.) along with his son Farazdaq and ‘Ali (a.s.) had asked him: “Who are you?” He answered: “Ghālib ibn Sa‘sa‘ah al-Mujāshi‘i....” He (a.s.) said: “O Abū al-Akhtal! Who is this lad with you?” He answered: “My son. He is a poet.” He (a.s.) said: “Teach him the Qurān, as it is better for him than poetry.”2
251. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “The children’s right upon the father is that he should choose a good name for them, discipline them well and teach them the Qurān.”3
252. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “The memoriser of the Qurān who practises according to it will be with the envoys (al-safarah) ,the noble, the pious (angels)45
E- Religious Sciences:
253. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “Teach your children things that Allah will benefit them with, and the Murji’ites6 should not dominate their thoughts.”7
1.. Shu‘ab al-Imān, vol. ۲, p. ۵۲۳, h. ۲۵۹۳. Tārikh al-Kabir, vol. ۳, p. ۳۱۱, h. ۱۰۵۸. Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۱, p. ۵۱۸, h. ۲۳۱۷, narrating from al-Bukhāri and al-Bayhaqi. All narrating from Rajā' al-Ghanawi.
2.. Sharh Nahj al-Balāghah, vol. ۱۰, p. ۲۱. Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۲, p. ۲۸۸, h. ۴۰۲۶, narrating from Ibn al-Anbāri in al-Masāhif and al-Dinwari from al-Farazdaq.
3.. Nahj al-Balāghah, Wise Saying ۳۹۹. Sharh Nahj al-Balāghah, vol. ۱۹, p. ۳۶۵.
4.. The angels who frequent between Allah ta‘ālā and the Prophets (a.s.).
5.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۲, p. ۶۰۳, h. ۲. al-Amāl by al-Saduq, p. ۱۱۵, h. ۹۶. Both narrating from al-Fudayl ibn Yasār.
6.. The Murji’ites is a sect who believes that faith is only a saying without action, and that statement has precedence over action. They believe that someone who abandons his religious practices can be saved by his faith. They say that with the existence of faith, sin does not cause harm the same way as infidelity does not conflict with obedience.
7.. al-Khisāl, p. ۶۱۴, h. ۱۰, narrating from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) from his forefathers (a.s.). Tuhaf al-‘Uqul, p. ۱۰۴.
