«41»- سن، المحاسن عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَيْفٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام خُذُوا الْحِكْمَةَ وَ لَوْ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ.

Al-Mahasin: 'Ali b. Sayf says: The Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: Take wisdom even from the idolaters.

«42»- سن، المحاسن ابْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام قَالَ قَالَ الْمَسِيحُ عليه السلام مَعْشَرَ الْحَوَارِيِّينَ لَمْ يَضُرَّكُمْ مِنْ نَتْنِ الْقَطِرَانِ إِذَا أَصَابَتْكُمْ سِرَاجُهُ خُذُوا الْعِلْمَ مِمَّنْ عِنْدَهُ وَ لَا تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى عَمَلِهِ.

Al-Mahasin: Zurara related from Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, that he said: Jesus, peace be upon him, said: O company of the disciples, the foul smell of tar [a fuel poured into lamps] will do you no harm when you hold its lamp in your hand; take knowledge from whoever has knowledge and do not look at his conduct.

«43»- سن، المحاسن النَّوْفَلِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سَيْفٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام مَنْ أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ قَالَ مَنْ جَمَعَ عِلْمَ النَّاسِ إِلَى عِلْمِهِ.

Al-Mahasin: 'Ali b. Sayf related from the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, that he was asked: Who is the most knowing of people? He said: One who gathers the knowledge of people to his own knowledge.

«44»- سن، المحاسن مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ وُهَيْبِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام وَ حَدَّثَنِي الْوَشَّاءُ عَنِ الْبَطَائِنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام إِنَّ كَلِمَةَ الْحِكْمَةِ لَتَكُونُ فِي قَلْبِ الْمُنَافِقِ فَتَجَلْجَلُ حَتَّى يُخْرِجَهَا.

Al-Mahasin: By two chains, Abu Basir related from Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, that he said: Truly a word of wisdom stirs in the heart of the hypocrite until he brings it out of his mouth.

بيان: فتجلجل بفتح التاء أو ضمها أي تتحرك أو تحرك صاحبها على التكلم بها.

Elucidation: "Fa-tajaljalu": that is, the word of wisdom itself moves, or it stirs the one who holds it so that he utters it.

«45»- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الرِّضَا عَنْ آبَائِهِ عليهم السلام قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام الْهَيْبَةُ خَيْبَةٌ وَ الْفُرْصَةُ خُلْسَةٌ وَ الْحِكْمَةُ ضَالَّةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَاطْلُبُوهَا وَ لَوْ عِنْدَ الْمُشْرِكِ تَكُونُوا أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَ أَهْلَهَا.

Amali of al-Shaykh al-Tusi: Imam al-Rida, peace be upon him, related from his forefathers, from 'Ali, peace be upon him, that the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: Fear is despair, opportunity passes swiftly, and wisdom is the believer's lost property; seek wisdom even if it be with an idolater, for you are more deserving of it and you are the people of wisdom.

«46»- ما، الأمالي للشيخ الطوسي جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُنْعِمِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ حُمْرَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ عليهما السلام يَقُولُ لَا تُحَقِّرِ اللُّؤْلُؤَةَ النَّفِيسَةَ أَنْ تَجْتَلِبَهَا مِنَ الْكِبَا الْخَسِيسَةِ فَإِنَّ أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عليه السلام يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْكَلِمَةَ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ لَتَتَلَجْلَجُ فِي صَدْرِ الْمُنَافِقِ نِزَاعاً إِلَى مَظَانِّهَا حَتَّى يَلْفَظَ بِهَا فَيَسْمَعَهَا الْمُؤْمِنُ فَيَكُونُ أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَ أَهْلَهَا فَيَلْقَفُهَا.

Amali of al-Shaykh al-Tusi: Humran says: I heard Imam Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be upon him, saying: Do not count as lowly a precious jewel you have found in a rubbish heap. My father used to relate from the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, that he said: I heard him saying: A word of wisdom stirs in the hypocrite's breast, so as to reach its proper place, until the hypocrite utters it, and the believer hears it — and he is more deserving of it, and the believer is the man of wisdom; he must take hold of it.

بيان: الكبا بالكسر و القصر الكناسة.

Elucidation: "Al-kiba", with kasra and a short final vowel, means a rubbish heap.

«47»- سن، المحاسن أَبِي عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عليه السلام فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبارَهُمْ وَ رُهْبانَهُمْ أَرْباباً مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا صَلَّوْا لَهُمْ وَ لَا صَامُوا وَ لَكِنْ أَطَاعُوهُمْ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ.

Al-Mahasin: Abu al-Miqdad related from a man, from Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, concerning the noble verse "They have taken their rabbis and their monks as lords besides God." He said: By God, those people did not pray or fast for their scholars; rather the scholars and the monks made the lawful unlawful for them and the unlawful lawful, and they followed them in sin.