1575 - ثَوابُ التَّأليفِ وَالكِتابَةِ

1575. THE REWARD OF AUTHORSHIP AND WRITING

5417.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : المؤمنُ إذا ماتَ وتَرَكَ وَرَقةً واحِدَةً علَيها عِلمٌ تَكونُ تِلكَ الوَرَقةُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ سِتراً فيما بَينَهُ وبَينَ النّارِ ، وأعطاهُ اللَّهُ تباركَ وتعالى‏ بكُلِّ حَرفٍ مَكتوبٍ علَيها مَدينَةً أوسَعَ مِن الدُّنيا سَبعَ مَرّاتٍ .¹

5417.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a believer dies and leaves behind one piece of paper that has knowledge on it, that paper will be a guard for him on the Day of Judgment between him and the Hellfire, and Allah Almighty will give him for every word written on that paper a city seven times larger than the world.' ²

5418.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كَتَبَ عَنِّي عِلماً أو حَديثاً لم يَزَلْ يُكتَبْ لَهُ الأجرُ ما بَقِيَ ذلكَ العِلمُ والحَديثُ .³

5418.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever writes knowledge or a narration on my authority, a reward will continuously be written for him as long as that knowledge and narration exists.' ⁴

1574 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ كِتابَةِ العِلمِ‏

1574. ENJOINMENT OF WRITING KNOWLEDGE

5413.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قَيِّدُوا العِلمَ بالكِتابِ .¹

5413.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Capture knowledge through writing.' ²

5414.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اكتُبُوا العِلمَ قبلَ ذَهابِ العُلَماءِ، وإنّما ذَهابُ العِلمِ بِمَوتِ العُلَماءِ .³

5414.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Write down knowledge before the departure of the scholars, for the departure of knowledge ensues from the death of scholars.' ⁴

5415.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام :اكتُبُوا ؛ فإنّكُم لا تَحفَظُونَ حتّى‏ تَكتُبوا .⁵

5415.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Write, for you will not memorize until you write.' ⁶

5416.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : القَلبُ يَتَّكِلُ علَى الكِتابَةِ .⁷

5416.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The heart relies on writing.' ⁸