1360 - آدابُ العِلمِ‏

1360. THE ETIQUETTES OF KNOWLEDGE

4563.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : جاءَ رَجُلٌ إلى‏ رَسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله فقالَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، ما العِلمُ ؟ قالَ : الإنصاتُ ، قالَ : ثُمَّ مَه ؟ قالَ : الاستِماعُ ، قالَ : ثُمَّ مَه ؟ قالَ : الحِفظُ ، قالَ : ثُمَّ مَه ؟ قالَ : العَمَلُ بِهِ ، قالَ : ثُمَّ مَه يارَسولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قالَ : نَشرُهُ .¹

4563.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘A man once came to the Prophet (SAWA) asking, ‘O Prophet of Allah, what is knowledge?’ to which he replied, ‘Paying attention [being silent].’ The man asked, ‘Then what?’ He replied, ‘Listening.’ He asked, ‘Then what?’ The Prophet replied, ‘Memorising.’ The man asked, ‘Then what?’ He replied, ‘Acting upon it.’ He asked, ‘Then what O Prophet of Allah’, to which he replied, ‘Spreading it.’²