hadith
1948
۞
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Indeed, the insightful one is he who listens and contemplates, looks and sees, derives benefit from lessons, then he takes a clear path on which he avoids the falls into abysses.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): فإنّما البَصيرُ مَن سمِعَ فتَفَكّرَ، ونَظرَ فأبْصرَ، وانْتَفعَ بالعِبَرِ، ثُمّ سَلَكَ جَدَداً واضِحاً يَتَجنّبُ فيهِ الصَّرْعَةَ في المَهاوِي.
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