463 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الكِذبِ عَلَى الرَّسولِ‏

463. Caution against Ascribing Lies to the Prophet (SAWA)

1420.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كَذبَ علَيّ مُتَعمِّداً فلْيَتَبوّأ مَقعدَهُ مِن النّارِ .¹

1420.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever deliberately ascribes lies to me, let him take his seat in the Fire.' ²

1421.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ مِن أكْبرِ الكَبائرِ أنْ يَقولَ الرّجُلُ علَيَّ ما لَم أقُلْ .³

1421.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'One of the gravest of the grave sins is to attribute to me something that I have not said.' ⁴

462 - دِرايَةُ الحَديثِ‏

462. Understanding the Tradition

1417.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : علَيكُم بالدِّراياتِ لا بالرِّواياتِ .¹

1417.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your aim must be to understand [the traditions] rather than just narrating [them].' ²

1418.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : هِمَّةُ السُّفَهاء الرِّوايَةُ ، وهِمَّةُ العُلَماءِ الدِّرايَةُ .³

1418.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The ambition of the foolish is to report [traditions] whereas the ambition of the scholars is to understand the traditions.' ⁴

1419.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : حَديثٌ تَدْرِيهِ خَيرٌ مِن ألفِ حَديثٍ تَرْوِيهِ .⁵

1419.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'One tradition that you understand is better than a thousand traditions that you merely narrate.' ⁶