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hadith 2046
Hadith #
2046
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
457
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Insatiable desires for knowledge and worldly pursuits
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
457. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Two greedy persons never get satiated, the seeker of knowledge and the seeker of this world.
٤٥٧. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْهُومَانِ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ: طَالِبُ عِلْمٍ، وَطَالِبُ دُنْيَا.
Tags WisdomAsceticism

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