Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Rush to learn science. I swear by the One who controls my life that what you learn about the lawful and the forbidden from an honest man is worth more than the whole world with all its gold and silver.”
عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
سارعوا في طلب العلم، فوالذي نفسي بيده لحديث واحد في حلال وحرام تأخذه من صادق خير من الدنيا وما حملت من ذهب وفضة.
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