hadith
709
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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.
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