394 - الإنسانُ عَدُوٌّ لِما يَجهَلُ‏

394. Man is Averse To What He is Ignorant of

1261.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : النّاسُ أعْداءُ ما جَهِلوهُ .¹

1261.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'People are antagonists of what they are ignorant of.' ²

1262.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن جَهِلَ شيئاً عابَهُ .³

1262.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who is ignorant of something tries to find fault with it.' ⁴

1263.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قلتُ أرْبَعاً أنزلَ اللَّهُ تعالى‏ تَصديقي بها في كِتابِهِ...قُلتُ : مَن جَهِلَ شيئاً عادَاهُ ، فأنْزلَ اللَّهُ : (بَلْ كَذَّبوا بِما لَم يُحيطوا بِعلْمِهِ)⁵.⁶

1263.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I have said four things which Allah has verified with verses He has revealed in His Book ... I said: 'He who is ignorant of something will oppose it', and He revealed: "Rather, they deny that whose knowledge they do not comprehend." ⁷ , ⁸

1264.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تُعادوا ما تَجهَلونَ ؛ فإنَّ أكثرَ العِلمِ فيما لا تَعْرِفونَ .⁹

1264.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not oppose that which you are ignorant of; for most knowledge lies in that which you cannot fathom.' ¹⁰

(اُنظر) العيب : باب 1408 .

(See also: THE FAULT: section 1408)