1150 - الصَّمتُ المَذمُومُ‏

1150. Blameworthy Silence

3686.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا خَيرَ في الصَّمتِ عَنِ الحُكمِ، كما أنّهُ لا خَيرَ في القَولِ بِالجَهلِ .¹

3686.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is no good in keeping silent about a matter of wisdom, just as there is no good in speaking about something one is ignorant of.’²

3687.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - في علامةِ المُتَّقي - : إن صَمَتَ لَم يَغُمَّهُ ، وإن ضَحِكَ لَم يَعلُ صَوتُهُ .³

3687.Imam Ali (AS) said about the distinguishing characteristics of the pious one, ‘Verily when he is silent, his own silence does not distress him, and when he laughs he does not do so loudly.’⁴

(اُنظر) عنوان 348 «الكلام» .

(See also: SPEAKING 348)