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«56»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعَلِّمُ الْخَيْرَ وَ لَا يَعْمَلُ بِهِ مَثَلُ السِّرَاجِ يُضِی ءُ لِلنَّاسِ وَ يُحْرِقُ نَفْسَهُ.

And he said: One who knows and does not act is like a lamp that gives light to people while burning itself away.

«57»- مُنْيَةُ الْمُرِيدِ، مِنْ كَلَامِ الْمَسِيحِ عليه السلام مَنْ عَلِمَ وَ عَمِلَ فَذَاكَ يُدْعَى عَظِيماً فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاءِ.

Munyat al-Murid: From the words of the Messiah, peace be upon him: Whoever learns and acts — he is the one who is called great in the kingdom of heaven.

«58»- وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ عِلْماً مِمَّا يُبْتَغَى بِهِ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَا يَتَعَلَّمُهُ إِلَّا لِيُصِيبَ بِهِ عَرَضاً مِنَ الدُّنْيَا لَمْ يَجِدْ عَرْفَ الْجَنَّةِ ١ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: Whoever learns religious knowledge for other than God's pleasure, his purpose in it being the goods of this world, shall not reach the fragrance of the Garden on the Day of Resurrection.

«59»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ عِلْماً لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ وَ أَرَادَ بِهِ غَيْرَ اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ.

The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: Whoever learns knowledge for other than God and intends by it other than God, let him make ready his seat in the Fire of Hell.

«60»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله لَا تَعَلَّمُوا الْعِلْمَ لِتُمَارُوا بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ وَ تُجَادِلُوا بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ وَ لِتَصْرِفُوا وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ ابْتَغُوا بِقَوْلِكُمْ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَدُومُ وَ يَبْقَی وَ يَنْفَدُ مَا سِوَاهُ كُونُوا يَنَابِيعَ الْحِكْمَةِ مَصَابِيحَ الْهُدَى أَحْلَاسَ الْبُيُوتِ ٢ سُرُجَ اللَّيْلِ جُدُدَ الْقُلُوبِ٣ خُلْقَانَ الثِّيَابِ ٤ تُعْرَفُونَ فِي أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَ تُخْفَوْنَ فِي أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ.

The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: Do not learn knowledge in order to wrangle with the foolish by it, or to dispute with the scholars by it, or to turn people's faces towards yourselves. Seek by your speech the pleasure of God, for that endures and abides, while all else perishes. Be springs of wisdom, lamps of guidance, keepers of your homes, lamps of the night, renewers of hearts and wearers-out of garments — so that you may be known in the heavens and remain unknown on earth.

«61»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِأَرْبَعٍ دَخَلَ النَّارَ لِيُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ يُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ لِيَصْرِفَ بِهِ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ يَأْخُذَ بِهِ مِنَ الْأُمَرَاءِ.

The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: He enters the Fire who learns knowledge for four ends: first, to vaunt himself over the scholars by it; second, to wrangle with the foolish by it; third, to turn people's faces towards himself; fourth, to take something from rulers by it.

«62»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله مَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ عِلْماً فَازْدَادَ فِي الدُّنْيَا رَغْبَةً إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللَّهِ بُعْداً.

The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: No servant increases in knowledge such that it increases his desire for this world but that he grows that much more distant from God.

«63»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله كُلُّ عِلْمٍ وَبَالٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ.

The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: All knowledge is a burden upon its possessor except what is acted upon.

«64»- وَ قَالَ صلى اللّٰه عليه و آله أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ عَذَاباً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَالِمٌ لَمْ يَنْفَعْهُ عِلْمُهُ.

The Messenger of God — may God bless him and his family — said: The most severely punished of people on the Day of Resurrection is a scholar whose knowledge did not profit him.

«65»- وَ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ عليه السلام قَالَ: مَنْ طَلَبَ الْعِلْمَ لِيُبَاهِيَ بِهِ الْعُلَمَاءَ أَوْ يُمَارِيَ بِهِ السُّفَهَاءَ أَوْ يَصْرِفَ وُجُوهَ النَّاسِ إِلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ إِنَّ الرِّئَاسَةَ لَا تَصْلُحُ إِلَّا لِأَهْلِهَا.

Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, said: Whoever learns knowledge in order to vaunt himself by it over the scholars, or to wrangle by it with the foolish, or to turn people's faces towards himself — let him make ready his place in Hell. Leadership is fitting for none but those worthy of it.

«66»- وَ مِنْ كَلَامِ عِيسَى عليه السلام تَعْمَلُونَ لِلدُّنْيَا وَ أَنْتُمْ تُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ عَمَلٍ وَ لَا تَعْمَلُونَ لِلْآخِرَةِ وَ أَنْتُمْ لَا تُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا إِلَّا بِالْعَمَلِ وَيْلَكُمْ عُلَمَاءَ السُّوءِ الْأَجْرَ تَأْخُذُونَ

From the words of Jesus, peace be upon him: You work for this world, though you are provided for in it without much toil; yet you do not work for the Hereafter, though in the Hereafter you are provided for only through works. Woe to you, evil scholars! You take your wage,

(١)1- 1 العرف بفتح العين و سكون الراء: الرائحة."'Arf", with fatha on the 'ayn and sukun on the ra': fragrance.
(٢)2- 2 جمع حلس- بكسر الحاء المهملة و سكون اللام و بالفتحتين-: ما يبسط في البيت علی الأرض تحت حر الثياب و المتاع، و لعله كناية عن التواضع و عدم التشهر في الناس.The plural of "hils" — with kasra on the undotted ha' and sukun on the lam, and also with two fathas — is what is spread on the floor of a house beneath the goods and furnishings; and it is perhaps a figure for humility and not seeking fame among people.
(٣)3- 3 الجدد: جمع الجديد، عكس القديم."Judad" is the plural of "jadid" (new), the opposite of "qadim" (old).
(٤)4- 4 الخلقان- بضم الخاء المعجمة و سكون اللام: جمع الخلق- بفتح الخاء و اللام-: اي البالي."Khulqan" — with damma on the dotted kha' and sukun on the lam — is the plural of "khalaq" — with fatha on the kha' and the lam — that is, worn out and threadbare.