457. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “He who humiliates a person of knowledge has indeed humiliated me and he who humiliates me is a disbeliever.”1
458. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.): “No one belittles knowledge and knowledgeable people except one who is foolish and ignorant.”2
459. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “Be careful not to belittle scholars, for this action will make yourself belittled, and it will bring suspicion on and negative views about you.”3
460. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “Do not use the sharpness of your tongue against he who has taught you to speak, or use the eloquence of your speech against he who has disciplined you.”4
1.. Irshād al-Qulub, p. ۱۶۵.
2.. Ghurar al-Hikam, h. ۱۰۸۰۷, ‘Uyun al-Hikam wa al-Mawā‘iz, p. ۵۴۱, h. ۱۰۰۳۰.
3.. Ghurar al-Hikam, h. ۲۷۳۲. ‘Uyun al-Hikam wa al-Mawā‘iz, p. ۱۰۰, h. ۲۲۹۸.
4.. Nahj al-Balāghah, Wise Saying ۴۱۱. Ghurar al-Hikam, h. ۱۰۳۸۵.
