Chapter 8 - On Science, Scientists, Teaching, Learning and Using Science

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hadith 709

Abi Hamze al-Somali narrated that once the people went to see Imam Ali (a.s) and asked him

“O' Commander of the Faithful! Teach us who a real religious jurisprudent is.” Imam Ali (a.s) replied: “OK, I will tell you about a real religious jurisprudent. He is one who does not grant the people freedom to commit sins, and does not make the people lose their hope in God, and does not make them feel secure from the plots of God. He will not abandon the Quran due to his attraction to something else. Know that there is no use in reciting the Quran without thinking about what you read. Know that there is no use in knowledge without pondering. Also know that there is no use in any worshipping which is not accompanied by piety.”

عن أبي حمزة الثمالي مرفوعا قال

أقبل الناس على علي (عليه السلام) فقالوا: يا أمير المؤمنين، أنبئنا بالفقيه، قال: نعم أنبئكم بالفقيه حق الفقيه، من لم يرخص الناس في معاصي الله، ولم يقنطهم من رحمته، ولم يؤمنهم من مكر الله، ولم يدع القرآن رغبة إلى غيره. ألا لا خير في قراءة لا تدبر فيها، ألا لاخير في عبادة لا فقه فيها، ألا لا خير في نسك لاورع فيه.

hadith 713

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) went up the pulpit in Kufa and in a sermon said: “O' people! Beware that the perfection of religion depends upon acquiring knowledge and putting it into practice. It is more important for you to acquire knowledge than collect wealth. Wealth has been divided between you by the Just One. He has guaranteed it. He will keep His promise. However, He has stored knowledge in the hearts of some, and has ordered you to go and seek knowledge. Beware that excessive wealth will corrupt your religion, and will make you ruthless. However having extensive knowledge and putting it into practice will improve the religion and help you get into Heaven. Wealth will make you greedy, and it decreases when used, but knowledge will increase the more you spread it. The charity for knowledge is through its distribution among those who wish to acquire it or to narrate it. Know that God will reward associating with and following those who possess religious knowledge. Obeying them will increase the good, and eliminate the evil, and is a form of savings for the believers. It will be a source of honor during life and death, and fame after death. Know that wealth will get destroyed, as does its owner, but knowledge and those who possess it will last forever. Knowledge will rule, but wealth will be ruled.”

خطب أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) على منبر الكوفة بخطبة فيها: أيها الناس، اعلموا أن كمال الدين طلب العلم والعمل به، وإن طلب العلم أوجب عليكم من طلب المال، إن المال مقسوم بينكم مضمون لكم قد قسمه عادل بينكم وضمنه وسيفي لكم به، والعلم مخزون عنكم عند أهله قد أمرتم بطلبه منهم فاطلبوه، واعلموا أن كثرة المال مفسدة في الدين مقساة للقلب، وأن كثرة العلم والعمل به مصلحة في الدين سبب للجنة، والمال يبخل الناس ويبخلون به عن أنفسهم وعن الناس، والنفقات تنقص المال والعلم يزكو على إنفاقه، وإنفاقه بثه إلى حفظته ورواته، واعلموا أن صحبة العالم واتباعه دين يدان [الله] به، وطاعته مكسبة للحسنات ممحاة للسيئات وذخيرة للمؤمنين، ورفعة في حياتهم ومماتهم وجميل الأحدوثة عنهم [بعد] موتهم، ألا وإن المال يزول كزوال صاحبه والعلماء والعلم باقون ما بقي الدهر، والعلم حاكم والمال محكوم عليه.

hadith 714

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said the following in one of his sermons: “When a word is said with no strings attached, it will be understood by those who hear it. They will believe it, follow it and attain prosperity.”

ثم قال (عليه السلام) في خطبة: كيل يكال بلا ثمن لو كان من سمعه يعقله فيعرفه ويؤمن به فيتبعه وينهج منهجه فيفلح به.

hadith 719

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) went up the pulpit and said: “O' people! Put what you learn into practice, per chance you may be guided. A scientist who acts against his knowledge is similar to a wandering ignorant person who will not become conscious due to his ignorance. This scientist will even be more sorry about the knowledge that he has abandoned than the ignorant person who is wandering in his ignorance. Both are wandering asleep. Both are lost without any goals. Both are at a loss. Do not let any doubt overcome you. Do not doubt (about God) so that you do not become an infidel. Do not l et yourselves b e fooled ab out the truth, since then you will be losers. Part of the truth is to understand religion. If you understand, you will not be haughty. The one who is most concerned about himself is the one who best obeys God. The one who is most treacherous to himself is the one who disobeys God the most. Whoever obeys God is secure, and will be rewarded, but whoever disobeys God will be sorry.”

خطب أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) على المنبر فقال: أيها الناس، اعملوا إذا علمتم لعلكم تهتدون، إن العالم العامل بغيره كالجاهل الحائر الذي لا يستفيق عن جهله، بل قد رأيت أن الحجة أعظم والحسرة أدوم على هذا العالم المنسلخ من عمله منها على هذا الجاهل المتحير في جهله، وكلاهما حائر بائر ضال مثبور، لا ترتابوا فتشكوا، ولا تشكوا فتكفروا، ولا ترخصوا لأنفسكم فتدهنوا في الحق فتخسروا، وإن من الحق أن تفقهوا، وإن من الفقه أن لا تغتروا، وإن أنصحكم لنفسه أطوعكم لربه، وأغشكم لنفسه أعصاكم لربه، ومن يطع الله يأمن به ويستبشر، ومن يعص الله يخب ويندم.