sayingKnowledgeSaying 382
“O Jabir! The mainstay of religion and the world are four persons: The scholar who acts upon his knowledge, the ignorant person who does not feel ashamed of learning, the generous person who is not niggardly in his favors, and the destitute who does not sell his next life for his worldly benefits.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: o jabir! the mainstay of religion and the world are four persons: the scholar who acts upon his knowledge, the ignorant person who does not feel ashamed of learning, the generous person who is not niggardly in his favors, and the destitute who does not sell his next life for his worldly benefits.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Learn one beneficial thing today and act on it tonight.
SOURCE
Saying 382 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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