sayingKnowledgeSaying 98
“When you hear a tradition, test it according to the criterion of intelligence not to that of mere hearsay because those who relate knowledge are numerous, but those who safeguard it are few.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: when you hear a tradition, test it according to the criterion of intelligence not to that of mere hearsay because those who relate knowledge are numerous, but those who safeguard it are few.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Learn one beneficial thing today and act on it tonight.
SOURCE
Saying 98 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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