ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ الْخَبَرَ.

peace be upon him, who said: The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: Learn knowledge — the report.

إلا أن فيه مكان عند اللّٰه لأهله بذله لأهله و بعد قوله في الوحدة و دليل على السراء و الضراء و بعد قوله في صلاتهم و يستغفر لهم كل شي ء حتى حيتان البحور و هوامها و سباع البر و أنعامها و مكان الأبرار الأخيار و مكان الأخيار الأبرار أقول روى في ف نحوا من ذلك عن النبي صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله بيان يقال رمقته أي نظرت إليه أي ينظر الناس إلى أعمالهم ليقتدوا بهم و نور الأبصار أي أبصار القلوب و قوة الأبدان إذ بالعلم و اليقين تقوى الجوارح على العمل.

Except that in it, in place of "with God for its people", is "the bestowing of it upon its people"; and after his words "in solitude", "and an indication in prosperity and in adversity"; and after his words "in their prayers", "and there seeks forgiveness for them everything, even the fish of the seas and their creeping things, and the beasts of the land and its cattle"; and in place of al-abrar, al-akhyar, and in place of al-akhyar, al-abrar. I say: the like of that has been related in f from the Prophet, may God bless him and his family. Elucidation: it is said ramaqtuhu — that is, I looked at him; that is, people look at their deeds so as to follow them as examples. And "the light of eyes" — that is, the eyes of hearts. And "the strength of bodies" — since by knowledge and certainty the limbs are strengthened for action.

«9»- ل، الخصال أَبِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَيْمُونٍ ١عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله فَضْلُ الْعِلْمِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ فَضْلِ الْعِبَادَةِ وَ أَفْضَلُ دِينِكُمُ الْوَرَعُ.

«9»- l, al-Khisal: my father, from 'Ali, from his father, from Ibn Maymun (1), from Ja'far b. Muhammad, from his father, from his forefathers, from 'Ali, peace be upon him, who said: The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: The excellence of knowledge is more beloved to God than the excellence of worship; and the most excellent of your religion is scrupulousness.

بيان: أي أفضل أعمال دينكم.

Elucidation: that is, the most excellent of the deeds of your religion.

«10»- ل، الخصال أَبِي عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِدْرِيسَ عَنِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ٢عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام عَنْ أَعْلَمِ النَّاسِ قَالَ مَنْ جَمَعَ عِلْمَ النَّاسِ إِلَى عِلْمِهِ.

«10»- l, al-Khisal: my father, from Ahmad b. Idris, from al-Ash'ari, from Ibn 'Isa, from 'Ali (2), from his brother, from his father, from Abu 'Abd Allah, peace be upon him, who said: The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, was asked about the most knowing of people. He said: He who gathers the knowledge of people to his own knowledge.

«11»- ل، الخصال الْخَلِيلُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَنِيعٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْأَرْزَقِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ أَظُنُّهُ ابْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله أَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ الْفِقْهُ وَ أَفْضَلُ الدِّينِ الْوَرَعُ.

«11»- l, al-Khisal: al-Khalil b. Ahmad, from Ibn Mani', from Harun b. 'Abd Allah, from Sulayman b. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Dimashqi, from Khalid b. Abi Khalid al-Arzaq, from Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Rahman — and I think he is Ibn Abi Layla — from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, from the Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — that he said: The most excellent of worship is understanding of religion, and the most excellent of religion is scrupulousness.

«12»- ل، الخصال ابْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ

«12»- l, al-Khisal: Ibn al-Mughira, with his chain, from al-Sakuni, from Ja'far b. Muhammad, from his father, from his forefathers,