وَ فِي الدِّينِ اجْتِهَاداً وَ ذَلِكَ الَّذِي يَنْتَفِعُ بِالْعِلْمِ فَلْيَتَعَلَّمْهُ وَ مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِلدُّنْيَا وَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ وَ الْحُظْوَةِ ١ عِنْدَ السُّلْطَانِ لَمْ يُصِبْ مِنْهُ بَاباً إِلَّا ازْدَادَ فِي نَفْسِهِ عَظَمَةً وَ عَلَی النَّاسِ اسْتِطَالَةً وَ بِاللَّهِ اغْتِرَاراً وَ مِنَ الدِّينِ جَفَاءً فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي لَا يَنْتَفِعُ بِالْعِلْمِ فَلْيَكُفَّ وَ لْيُمْسِكْ عَنِ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَی نَفْسِهِ وَ النَّدَامَةِ وَ الْخِزْيِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

and his striving in religion increase; and this is the one who profits from knowledge, and he should teach it. But whoever seeks knowledge for the affairs of this world, for standing among people and for advantage before the ruler — whatever of it reaches him only increases his self-importance and his boasting over people, and increases his delusion before God and his wrong against religion. Such a one does not profit from knowledge; he is left helpless as to any proof on his own behalf, and on the Day of Resurrection it will only increase his abasement and regret.

بيان: الجفاء البعد.

Al-Jawhari said: "al-nahma" is the setting of one's aspiration upon a thing; its active participle is "manhum", that is, avid and greedy.

«34»- ين، كتاب حسين بن سعيد و النوادر النَّضْرُ عَنْ دُرُسْتَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام مَنْ وَصَفَ عَدْلًا وَ خَالَفَهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ حَسْرَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

The book of al-Husayn b. Sa'id and al-Nawadir: Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Whoever describes justice to others and himself acts against it — regret on the Day of Resurrection is upon him.

«35»- ين، كتاب حسين بن سعيد و النوادر النَّضْرُ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمُكَارِي عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيها هُمْ وَ الْغاوُونَ قَالَ هُمْ قَوْمٌ وَصَفُوا عَدْلًا بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ ثُمَّ خَالَفُوا إِلَى غَيْرِهِ.

The book of al-Husayn b. Sa'id and al-Nawadir: Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, said concerning the word of God, exalted, "Then they shall be flung headlong into it, they and the deluded": They are a people who described justice with their tongues to others and then did not act upon it.

«36»- ين، كتاب حسين بن سعيد و النوادر عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَحْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيها هُمْ وَ الْغاوُونَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَصِيرٍ هُمْ قَوْمٌ وَصَفُوا عَدْلًا وَ عَمِلُوا بِخِلَافِهِ ٢.

The book of al-Husayn b. Sa'id and al-Nawadir: Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, said concerning the word of God, exalted, "Then they shall be flung headlong into it, they and the deluded": O Abu Basir, they are a people who described justice with their tongues and then did not act upon it.

«37»- أَقُولُ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْهِلَالِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَنْهُومَانِ لَا يَشْبَعَانِ مَنْهُومٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا لَا يَشْبَعُ مِنْهَا وَ مَنْهُومٌ فِي الْعِلْمِ لَا يَشْبَعُ مِنْهُ فَمَنِ اقْتَصَرَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ سَلِمَ وَ مَنْ تَنَاوَلَهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ حِلِّهَا هَلَكَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَتُوبَ وَ يُرَاجِعَ وَ مَنْ أَخَذَ الْعِلْمَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَ عَمِلَ بِهِ نَجَا وَ مَنْ أَرَادَ بِهِ الدُّنْيَا هَلَكَ وَ هُوَ حَظُّهُ الْعُلَمَاءُ عَالِمَانِ عَالِمٌ عَمِلَ بِعِلْمِهِ فَهُوَ نَاجٍ وَ عَالِمٌ تَارِكٌ لِعِلْمِهِ فَقَدْ هَلَكَ وَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ النَّارِ لَيَتَأَذَّوْنَ مِنْ نَتْنِ رِيحِ الْعَالِمِ التَّارِكِ لِعِلْمِهِ وَ إِنَّ أَشَدَّ أَهْلِ النَّارِ نَدَامَةً وَ حَسْرَةً رَجُلٌ دَعَا عَبْداً إِلَى اللَّهِ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ فَأَطَاعَ اللَّهَ فَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَ أُدْخِلَ الدَّاعِي إِلَى النَّارِ بِتَرْكِهِ عِلْمَهُ وَ اتِّبَاعِهِ هَوَاهُ وَ عِصْيَانِهِ لِلَّهِ إِنَّمَا هُمَا اثْنَانِ اتِّبَاعُ الْهَوَى وَ طُولُ

Al-Majlisi says: I found in the book of Sulaym b. Qays al-Hilali that Qays related from the Commander of the Faithful, from the Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — that he said: Two are avid and never satisfied: the one avid for this world, who is never satisfied with it; and the one avid for knowledge, who is never satisfied with it. Whoever contents himself with what God has made lawful to him of this world remains sound; and whoever gains it by other than the lawful way perishes, unless he repents and makes restitution. Whoever takes knowledge from those worthy of it and acts upon it attains salvation; and whoever has this world in view by it perishes, and his portion shall be this world alone. The scholars are of two kinds: a scholar who acts upon his knowledge — such a one attains salvation; and a scholar who abandons acting upon his knowledge — such a one perishes. The people of Hell shall be tormented by the stench of the scholar who abandons his knowledge. The most remorseful and regretful of the people of Hell is one who calls a servant to God, and that servant accepts and obeys God and enters the Garden, while the caller disobeys God's command and, for abandoning his knowledge and following his desire and his disobedience towards God, enters the Fire. Two things are at work: following desire, and length of