hadith
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Imam al-Baqir (AS) was once asked a question by a man, to which he duly replied, and to which the man then retorted, ‘The jurists do not say this! The Imam said, ‘Woe unto you! Have you ever seen a jurist?! A real jurist is a person who is ascetic from this world, who craves for the Hereafter, and strongly holds onto the tradition of the Prophet (SAWA).
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ وقد سَألَهُ رجُلٌ فأجابَهُ، فقالَ الرجُلُ: إنّ الفُقَهاءَ لا يَقولونَ هذا ! ـ: يا وَيحَكَ ! وهَل رَأيتَ فَقيهاً قَطُّ ؟ ! إنَّ الفَقيهَ حَقَّ الفَقيهِ: الزاهِدُ في الدنيا، الراغِبُ في الآخِرَةِ، المُتَمسِّكُ بسُنَّةِ النبيِّ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ)
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