393 - تَفسيرُ الجَهلِ‏

393. The Interpretation of Ignorance

1255.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مِن الجَهل أنْ تُظهِرَ كلَّ ما عَلِمْتَ .¹

1255.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Ignorance is to display all that you know.' ²

1256.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الرُّكونُ إلى‏ الدُّنيا مَع ماتُعايِنُ مِنها جَهلٌ .³

1256.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Relying on this world in spite of all that you face therein is ignorance.' ⁴

1257.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : رَغْبتُكَ في المُستَحيلِ جَهلٌ .⁵

1257.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your desire for the impossible is ignorance.' ⁶

1258.الإمامُ الحسنُ عليه السلام - لمّا سألَهُ أبوه عن تفسيرِ الجَهلِ - : سُرعةُ الوُثوبِ علَى الفُرْصةِ قبلَ الاسْتِمْكانِ مِنها ، والامْتِناعُ عنِ الجَوابِ .⁷

1258. Imam al-Hasan (AS), when his father asked him the meaning of ignorance, said, 'It is hastening to snatch up an opportunity before having made oneself capable [of fulfilling it], and it is to refuse to answer.' ⁸

1259.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الجَهلُ في ثلاثٍ : في تَبدُّلِ الإخْوانِ ، والمُنابَذَةِ بغَيرِ بَيانٍ ، والتَّجَسُّسِ عمّا لا يَعني .⁹

1259.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Ignorance lies in three things: in constantly changing one's brothers, declaring war without a reason, and spying into affairs that do not concern one.' ¹⁰

1260.الإمامُ العسكريُّ عليه السلام : مِن الجَهلِ الضّحكُ من غيرِ عَجَبٍ .¹¹

1260.Imam al-Askari (AS) said, 'Ignorance is to laugh without any reason.' ¹²

392 - كَفى‏ بِذلِكَ جَهلاً

392. What is Sufficient to be Considered Ignorant

1250.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كَفى‏ بالمرءِ جَهلاً أنْ يَرتَكِبَ مانَهى‏ عَنهُ .¹

1250.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It suffices for one to be considered ignorant if he commits that which is forbidden.' ²

1251.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : حَسْبكَ مِن الجَهلِ أنْ تُعجَبَ بعِلْمِكَ .³

1251.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Self-admiration in one's knowledge is sufficient to be considered ignorance.' ⁴

1252.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كفى‏بالمرءِ جَهلاً أنْ‏يَجْهَلَ قَدْرَهُ .⁵

1252.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'It suffices as ignorance to be unaware of one's status.' ⁶

1253.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَتَكلّمْ بكُلِّ ما تَعلَمُ فكَفى‏ بذلكَ جَهلاً⁷ .

1253.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not utter all that you know since that is enough to be considered ignorance.' ⁸

1254.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : كفى‏ بخَشيَةِ اللَّهِ عِلْماً، وكفى‏ بالاغْتِرارِ باللَّهِ جَهْلاً .⁹

1254.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, '[Possessing] fear of Allah suffices as knowledge, and being conceited towards Him suffices as ignorance.' ¹⁰