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

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hadith 679

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said the following regarding the holy verse: “Those truly fear God among His servants who have knowledge” [The Holy Quran: Fatir 35:28], “What is meant by those who have knowledge is those whose words and deeds are the same. If your deeds are not the same as your words, then you do not have knowledge.”

وقال (عليه السلام): في قول الله عز وجل: ﴿إنما يخشى الله من عباده العلماء﴾ قال: يعني بالعلماء من صدق قوله فعله، ومن لم يصدق قوله فعله فليس بعالم.

hadith 704

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Those who recite the Quran can be classified into three groups: 1- The first group are those who recite the Quran in order to earn a living, and demand a salary from the kings, and act haughty with the people. 2- The second group are those who recite the Quran and memorize it, but violate its principles in their life. 3- The third group are those who recite the Quran, use it as a spiritual medication for their soul, stay up at night with the Quran, and stay thirsty during the day, stand up to the Quran in the Mosque, and do not go to bed in respect for the Quran. God will fend off calamities (from the people) for their sake, and protect (the people) from the wickedness of the enemies due to their blessings. God will send down rain due to their blessings. I swear by God that those people are really rare among those who recite the Quran.”

قال الباقر (عليه السلام): قراء القرآن ثلاثة: رجل قرأ القرآن فاتخذه بضاعة واستدر به الملوك واستطال به على الناس، ورجل قرأ القرآن فحفظ حروفه وضيع حدوده، ورجل قرأ القرآن فوضع دواء القرآن على داء قلبه وأسهر به ليله وأظمأ به نهاره وقام به في مساجده وتجافى به عن فراشه، فبأولئك يدفع الله عز وجل البلاء، وبأولئك يديل لله من الأعداء، وبأولئك ينزل الله الغيث من السماء، والله لهؤلاء في قراءة القرآن أعز من الكبريت الأحمر.

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 720

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Do not acquire knowledge to seek the worldly goods, since God does not consider “those who know and those who do not know” [The Holy Quran: Zumar 39:9] equal in retribution.

عنه (عليه السلام) في كلام له

لا تطلبوا العلم لتطلبوا به الدنيا، فإنه لا يستوي في العقوبة عند الله ﴿الذين يعلمون والذين لا يعلمون﴾.

hadith 726

Imam Sajjad (a.s) quoted on the authority of his noble father (a.s)

“If someone goes to see an oppressive leader and recites the Quran for a worldly reward, he will be damned ten times for each letter recited, and each listener there will be damned once for each letter heard.”

عنه (عليه السلام)

إن أباه كان يقول: من دخل على إمام جائر فقرأ عليه القرآن يريد بذلك عرضا من عرض الدنيا لعن القارئ بكل حرف عشر لعنات، ولعن المستمع بكل حرف لعنة.