Home / Books / Mīzān al-Ḥikma / Volume 1 / Understanding the Tradition / Hadith 4248 hadith 4248 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The ambition of the foolish is to report [traditions] whereas the ambition of the scholars is to understand the traditions. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هِمَّةُ السُّفَهاء الرِّوايَةُ ، وهِمَّةُ العُلَماءِ الدِّرايَةُ. Similar narrations Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2263 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The ambition of knowledgeable people is greater awareness, whereas the ambition of fools is telling stories. All narrations in Understanding the Tradition Browse all books Search more hadith
hadith 4248 ۞ Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The ambition of the foolish is to report [traditions] whereas the ambition of the scholars is to understand the traditions. الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هِمَّةُ السُّفَهاء الرِّوايَةُ ، وهِمَّةُ العُلَماءِ الدِّرايَةُ.