رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قِوامُ المَرءِ عَقلُهُ ، ولا دِينَ لِمَن لا عَقلَ لَهُ . روضة الواعظين : 9 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The very basis of man is his intellect, and the man devoid of intellect has no religion.’ Rawdat al-Waizin, p. 9
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّما يُدرَكُ الخَيرُ كُلُّهُ بِالعَقلِ ، ولا دِينَ لِمَن لا عَقلَ لَهُ . تحف العقول : 54 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily all good is grasped through the intellect, and the man devoid of intellect has no religion.’ Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 54
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : العَقلُ نورٌ خَلَقَهُ اللَّهُ لِلإنسانِ ، وجَعَلَهُ يُضيءُ عَلَى القَلبِ ؛ لِيَعرِفَ بِهِ الفَرقَ بَينَ المُشاهَداتِ مِنَ المُغَيَّباتِ . عوالي اللآلي : 1 / 248 / 4 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The intellect is a light that Allah has created for mankind and which He has ordained to illuminate the heart, in order that with it, he may know the difference between the visually manifest things and the unseen things.’ Awali al-La’ali, v. 1, p. 248, no. 4
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ العَقلَ عِقالٌ مِنَ الجَهلِ ، والنَّفسَ مِثلُ أخبَثِ الدَّوابِّ ، فإن لَم تُعقَلْ حارَت . تحف العقول : 15 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily the intellect is a lasso used to restrain ignorance, and the carnal soul is like the vilest of beasts which if left unrestrained will go wild.’ Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 15
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : صِفَةُ العاقِلِ أن يَحلُمَ عَمَّن جَهِلَ عَلَيهِ ، ويَتَجاوَزَ عَمَّن ظَلَمَهُ ، ويَتَواضَعَ لِمَن هُوَ دونَهُ ، ويُسابِقَ مَن فَوقَهُ في طَلَبِ البِرِّ ، وإذا أرادَ أن يَتَكَلَّمَ تَدَبَّرَ ؛ فإنْ كانَ خَيراً تَكَلَّمَ فغَنِمَ ، وإن كانَ شَرّاً سَكَتَ فسَلِمَ ، وإذا عَرَضَت لَهُ فِتنَةٌ استَعصَمَ بِاللَّهِ وأمسَكَ يَدَهُ ولِسانَهُ ، وإذا رَأى فَضيلَةً انتَهَزَ بِها ، لا يُفارِقُه الحَياءُ ، ولا يَبدو مِنهُ الحِرصُ ، فتِلكَ عَشرُ خِصالٍ يُعرَفُ بِها العاقِلُ. تحف العقول : 28 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The attribute of a man of intellect is that he is clement towards one who behaves rashly with him, overlooks the fault of one who wrongs him, is humble even towards one who is lower than him in rank, tries to get ahead of those above him in his quest for good. Whenever he wishes to speak, he contemplates: if what he wants to say is good, he says it and benefits as a result, and if it is bad, then he keeps quiet and remains safe as a result. When a temptation arises before him, he holds fast to Allah and guards his hand and his tongue: if he sees virtue in it, he seizes it, neither losing his modesty thereat nor displaying any greed. These are ten qualities by which a man of intellect may be known.’ Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 28
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أعقَلُ النّاسِ أشَدُّهُم مُداراةً لِلنّاسِ . الأمالي للصدوق : 73 / 41 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The most intelligent of people is he who is best at dealing with people.’ Amali al-Saduq, p. 28, no. 4
رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ألا وإنَّ مِن عَلاماتِ العَقلِ التَّجافي عَن دارِ الغُرورِ ، والإنابَةُ إلى دارِ الخُلودِ ، والتَّزَوُّدُ لِسُكنَى القُبورِ ، والتَّأهُّبُ لِيَومِ النُّشورِ . أعلام الدين : 333 .
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Indeed among the signs of intellect are withdrawal from the Abode of Delusion [i.e. this worldly life] and frequenting instead the Abode of Eternity, making provisions for the sojourn in the graves and preparation for the Day of Resurrection.’ Alam al-Din, p. 333
