«64»- ضه، روضة الواعظين قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام يَا مُؤْمِنُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْعِلْمَ وَ الْأَدَبَ ثَمَنُ نَفْسِكَ فَاجْتَهِدْ فِي تَعَلُّمِهِمَا فَمَا يَزِيدُ مِنْ عِلْمِكَ وَ أَدَبِكَ يَزِيدُ فِي ثَمَنِكَ وَ قَدْرِكَ فَإِنَّ بِالْعِلْمِ تَهْتَدِي إِلَى رَبِّكَ وَ بِالْأَدَبِ تُحْسِنُ خِدْمَةَ رَبِّكَ وَ بِأَدَبِ الْخِدْمَةِ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْعَبْدُ وَلَايَتَهُ وَ قُرْبَهُ فَاقْبَلِ النَّصِيحَةَ كَيْ تَنْجُوَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ.

«64»- dh, Rawdat al-Wa'izin: The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: O believer, indeed this knowledge and refinement are the price of your soul, so strive in the learning of them both; for whatever increases of your knowledge and your refinement increases in your price and your worth. For by knowledge you are guided to your Lord, and by refinement you perform well the service of your Lord; and by the refinement of service the servant merits His guardianship and His nearness. So accept the counsel, that you may be saved from the punishment.

«65»- ضه، روضة الواعظين قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله اطْلُبُوا الْعِلْمَ وَ لَوْ بِالصِّينِ فَإِنَّ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ.

«65»- dh, Rawdat al-Wa'izin: The Prophet — may God bless him and his family — said: Seek knowledge, even in China; for the seeking of knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.

«66»- وَ قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ مَسْأَلَةً وَاحِدَةً قَلَّدَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَلْفَ قَلَائِدَ مِنَ النُّورِ وَ غَفَرَ لَهُ أَلْفَ ذَنْبٍ وَ بَنَى لَهُ مَدِينَةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَ كَتَبَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ شَعْرَةٍ عَلَى جَسَدِهِ حَجَّةً.

«66»- And he — may God bless him and his family — said: Whoever learns a single question, God will hang upon him on the Day of Resurrection a thousand necklaces of light, and forgive him a thousand sins, and build for him a city of gold, and write for him, for every hair upon his body, a pilgrimage.

«67»- ضه، روضة الواعظين قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ بَاباً مِنَ الْعِلْمِ عَمِلَ بِهِ أَوْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ كَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ أَلْفَ رَكْعَةٍ تَطَوُّعاً.

«67»- dh, Rawdat al-Wa'izin: The Prophet — may God bless him and his family — said: Whoever learns a door of knowledge — whether he acts by it or does not act — it is more excellent than that he should pray a thousand cycles of voluntary prayer.

«68»- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا خَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ نَادَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ فَوْقِ الْعَرْشِ مَرْحَباً بِكَ ١يَا عَبْدِي أَ تَدْرِي أَيَّ مَنْزِلَةٍ تَطْلُبُ وَ أَيَّ دَرَجَةٍ تَرُومُ ٢تُضَاهِي ٣مَلَائِكَتِي الْمُقَرَّبِينَ لِتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قَرِيناً لَأُبَلِّغَنَّكَ مُرَادَكَ وَ لَأُوصِلَنَّكَ بِحَاجَتِكَ فَقِيلَ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عليهما السلام مَا مَعْنَى مُضَاهَاةِ مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمْ قَرِيناً قَالَ أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَ أُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قائِماً بِالْقِسْطِ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ فَبَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَ ثَنَّى بِمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَ ثَلَّثَ بِأُولِي الْعِلْمِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ قُرَنَاءُ مَلَائِكَتِهِ وَ سَيِّدُهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله وَ ثَانِيهِمْ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام وَ ثَالِثُهُمْ أَهْلُهُ وَ أَحَقُّهُمْ بِمَرْتَبَتِهِ بَعْدَهُ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مَعَاشِرَ الشِّيعَةِ الْعُلَمَاءُ بِعِلْمِنَا تأولون ٤[تَالُونَ لَنَا] مَقْرُونُونَ بِنَا وَ بِمَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ

«68»- ma, the Amali of al-Shaykh al-Tusi: The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: Indeed the servant, when he goes out in the seeking of knowledge, God, mighty and majestic, calls to him from above the Throne: Welcome to you (1), O My servant! Do you know what station you seek and what degree you aspire to (2)? You resemble (3) My angels brought near, that you may be a companion to them. I shall surely bring you to your aim, and I shall surely join you to your need. And it was said to 'Ali b. al-Husayn, peace be upon them both: What is the meaning of the resembling of the angels of God, mighty and majestic, brought near, that he may be a companion to them? He said: Have you not heard the words of God, mighty and majestic: "God bears witness that there is no god but He, and the angels, and those possessed of knowledge, upholding justice; there is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise"? So He began with Himself, and made second His angels, and made third those possessed of knowledge, who are the companions of His angels; and their master is Muhammad, may God bless him and his family, and the second of them is 'Ali, peace be upon him, and the third of them is his family and the most deserving of them of his rank after him. 'Ali b. al-Husayn said: Then you, O company of the Shi'a, the learned by our knowledge, are ta'wilun (4) [taluna lana — followers of us], joined to us and to the angels of God brought near