564 - تَفسيرُ الحِكمَةِ

564. The Interpretation of Wisdom

1704.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : أوّلُ الحِكمَةِ تَرْكُ اللَّذّاتِ ، وآخِرُها مَقْتُ الفانِياتِ .¹

1704.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The opening of wisdom is abandoning the [illicit] pleasures, and the peak of it is to detest the transient things.' ²

1705.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مِن الحِكمَةِ أنْ لا تُنازِعَ مَن فَوقَكَ ، ولا تَسْتَذِلَّ مَن دُونَكَ ، ولا تَتَعاطى‏ ما ليسَ في قُدْرَتِكَ ، ولا يُخالِفَ لِسانُكَ قَلبَكَ ، ولا قَولُكَ فِعلَكَ ، ولا تَتَكلّمَ فيما لا تَعلَمُ ، ولا تَتْرُكَ الأمرَ عِندَ الإقْبالِ وتَطْلُبَهُ عِندَ الإدْبارِ .³

1705.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'From among [the matters of] wisdom is to avoid dispute with one who is above you, to not disesteem anyone below you, to not undertake a task which is outside of your capability, to not have your tongue contradict your heart and neither your word [contradict] your action, to not speak of that which you do not know, and to not abandon a matter as it approaches only to pursue it as it retreats.' ⁴

1706.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - وقد سألَهُ أبو بصيرٍعن قولِ اللَّهِ : (ومَن يُؤْتَ الحِكْمَةَ فَقَد اُوتيَ خَيراً كَثيراً) - : هِي طاعَةُ اللَّهِ ومَعرِفَةُ الإمامِ.⁵

1706. Imam al-Baqir (AS) when he was asked by Abu Basir regarding the words of Allah's verse, "and he who is given wisdom..." said, 'It [wisdom] is obedience to Allah and true knowledge of the Imam.' ⁶

1707.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ الحِكمَةَ المَعرِفَةُ والتَّفَقّهُ في الدِّينِ ، فمَن فَقِهَ مِنكُم فهُو حَكيمٌ .⁷

1707.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily wisdom is inner knowledge and deep understanding of religion, for the one who understands among you is truly the wise man.' ⁸

1708.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : قيلَ لِلُقمانَ : ما يَجْمَعُ مِن حِكْمتِكَ؟ قالَ : لا أسْألُ عَمّا كُفِيتُهُ ، ولا أتَكَلّفُ ما لا يَعْنيني .⁹

1708.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'Luqman was asked, what is the crux of your wisdom?' He said, 'I do not ask about that which I know already and I do not burden myself with that which does not concern me.' ¹⁰