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

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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 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 724

Imam Sajjad (a.s) said: “Whoever gets any money or gift for this knowledge will never gain any benefits from this knowledge.”

عن علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام) قال

من أخذ على هذا العلم مالا أو هدايا فلا ينفعه أبدا.

hadith 725

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “If you realize that a scientist loves this world, accuse him regarding your religion since whoever loves something is its slave. God revealed the following to Prophet David: “Do not let a scientist who is attracted to the world act as a middle man between you and I, since he will prevent you from loving Me. Such people are the robbers of those who seek Me, and the least that I shall do is to deprive them of the sweetness of My supplication.”

عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

إذا رأيتم العالم محبا للدنيا فاتهموه على دينكم، فإن كل محب شئ يحوط ما أحب، وقال: أوحى الله إلى داود: لا تجعل بيني وبينك عالما مفتونا بالدنيا فيصدك عن طريق محبتي، فأولئك قطاع طريق عبادي المريدين، إن أدنى ما أنا صانع بهم أن أنزع حلاوة مناجاتي من قلوبهم.

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.

hadith 728

Ibn al-Qad'dah narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that his father quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

“Two groups of people will never be satiated: Those who seek wealth, and those who seek knowledge. Those who are content with what God has made allowable for them from this world will remain healthy, but those who obtain worldly goods through forbidden means will be ruined, unless they repent and return. Those who learn knowledge from the scientists and act accordingly will be saved, but those who only want worldly gains and seek knowledge, will only get worldly gains.”

عن ابن القداح عن أبي عبد الله عن أبيه (عليهما السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): منهومان لا يشبعان: طالب المال، وطالب العلم، من اقتصر على الدنيا على ما أحل الله له سلم، ومن تناولها من غير حلها هلك إلا أن يتوب ويرجع، ومن أخذ العلم عن أهله وعمل بها نجا، ومن أراد به الدنيا فهي حظه.