[10] Three Types of Knowledgeable ones...
[10] Three Types of Knowledgeable ones: عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ طَلَبَةُ الْعِلْمِ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَاعْرِفْهُمْ بِأَعْيَانِهِمْ وَ صِفَاتِهِمْ صِنْفٌ يَطْلُبُهُ لِلْجَهْلِ وَ الْمِرَاءِ وَ صِنْفٌ يَطْلُبُهُ لِلِاسْتِطَالَةِ وَ الْخَتْلِ وَ صِنْفٌ يَطْلُبُهُ لِلْفِقْهِ وَ الْعَقْلِ Ali Bin Ibrahim, (It has been narrated) raising it to Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘The seekers of knowledge are three, so recognise them by their personalities and their description.
There is a type who seeks it (to overcome) the ignorant (ones) and he disputes (with others), and there is a type who seeks it for the domination and the deception, and there is a type who seeks it for the understanding and the intelligence.
فَصَاحِبُ الْجَهْلِ وَ الْمِرَاءِ مُوذٍ مُمَارٍ مُتَعَرِّضٌ لِلْمَقَالِ فِي أَنْدِيَةِ الرِّجَالِ بِتَذَاكُرِ الْعِلْمِ وَ صِفَةِ الْحِلْمِ قَدْ تَسَرْبَلَ بِالْخُشُوعِ وَ تَخَلَّى مِنَ الْوَرَعِ فَدَقَّ اللَّهُ مِنْ هَذَا خَيْشُومَهُ وَ قَطَعَ مِنْهُ حَيْزُومَهُ So, the one (seeking to overcome) the ignorant and to dispute (with others) is harmful, argumentative of the speech in the presence of the men by the discussion of the knowledge, and he would be described as forbearing by the one who has adorned with the humbleness, but he is devoid of the piety.
May Allah -azwj Hammer his nose (Condemn him) and cut off his heart and chest (Humiliate him). وَ صَاحِبُ الِاسْتِطَالَةِ وَ الْخَتْلِ ذُو خِبٍّ وَ مَلَقٍ يَسْتَطِيلُ عَلَى مِثْلِهِ مِنْ أَشْبَاهِهِ وَ يَتَوَاضَعُ لِلْأَغْنِيَاءِ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَهُوَ لِحَلْوَائِهِمْ هَاضِمٌ وَ لِدِينِهِ حَاطِمٌ فَأَعْمَى اللَّهُ عَلَى هَذَا خُبْرَهُ وَ قَطَعَ مِنْ آثَارِ الْعُلَمَاءِ أَثَرَهُ And the one seeking is for the domination and the deception is with the swindle and enticement.
He would dominate upon the likes of him who resemble him, and he would be revering to the rich ones from besides him. Thus, he would be digesting their sweets and breaking down his Religion. May Allah -azwj Blind upon this of his news and Cut off the traces of such scholars of his traces.
وَ صَاحِبُ الْفِقْهِ وَ الْعَقْلِ ذُو كَآبَةٍ وَ حَزَنٍ وَ سَهَرٍ قَدْ تَحَنَّكَ فِي بُرْنُسِهِ وَ قَامَ اللَّيْلَ فِي حِنْدِسِهِ يَعْمَلُ وَ يَخْشَى وَجِلًا دَاعِياً مُشْفِقاً مُقْبِلًا عَلَى شَأْنِهِ عَارِفاً بِأَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ مُسْتَوْحِشاً مِنْ أَوْثَقِ إِخْوَانِهِ فَشَدَّ اللَّهُ مِنْ هَذَا أَرْكَانَهُ وَ أَعْطَاهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَمَانَهُ .
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