Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Praise of Feigning Negligence (or Ignorance)

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hadith 2773
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily the man of intellect tolerates [others' ignorance] half of the time and feigns ignorance himself the other half.'
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ العاقِلَ نِصفُهُ احتِمالٌ، ونِصفُهُ تَغافُلٌ.
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hadith 2774
Imam Ali (AS) said, 'One of the noblest deeds of a kind person is feigning ignorance of that which he knows already.'
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن أشرَفِ أعمالِ (أحوالِ) الكَريمِ غَفلَتُهُ عمّا يَعلَمُ.
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