hadith
10223
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Imam Ali (AS) said, People are of three types: the godly scholar, the student who is on the path of salvation and the uncultivated rabble who run after every caller, neither seeking light from the effulgence of knowledge nor taking recourse to any strong support.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلنّاسُ ثَلاثَةٌ: فَعالِمٌ رَبّانيٌّ وَ مُتَعَلِّمٌ عَلى سَبِيلِ نَجاة وَ هِمَجٌ رِعاعٌ أتْباعُ كُلِّ ناعِق لَمْ يَسْتَضِيْئُوا بِنُورِ العِلْمِ وَ لَمْ يَلْجَئُوا إلى رُكْن وَثيق
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