"Of the signs of Fiqh...

"Of the signs of Fiqh, good understanding of religion is forbearance and quietness." H 67, Ch. 5, h 5 Ahmad ibn 'Abdallah from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Barqi from certain persons of his people in a marfu' manner (rafa'ahu) from Amir al-Mu'minin Ali (a.s.) who has said the following. "Foolishness and arrogance are not found in the hearts of the scholars." H 68, Ch.

5, h 6 Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Sinan in a marfu' manner (rafa'ahu ) from Jesus son of Mary who has said the following to his disciples. "O disciples, I need your help so help me." They replied, "Your request is granted, O Spirit of God." Jesus then got up and washed their feet. To this the disciples said, "We were supposed to serve you O Spirit of God." Jesus then said, "Of the people who must serve others are the scholars.

I acted in this humble way so that you will act among people in the humble way I acted before you." Jesus then said, "With humbleness wisdom is established but not with arrogance. Just as plants grow in plain and soft grounds but not on the hard grounds and rocks." H 69, Ch. 5, h 7 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Ma'bad from the person whom he mentioned from Mu'awiya ibn Wahab from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"Imam Ali (a.s.), would often say, 'O seekers of knowledge, (note that) a scholar has three signs: Knowledge, forbearance and quietness. An orator has three signs: He quarrels those higher then him through disobedience. He does injustice to those lower than him in position through domination and he becomes a supporter of the unjust.'" Chapter 6 : Chapter on the Rights of the scholars H 70, Ch.

6, h 1 Ali ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abdallah has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Sulayman ibn Ja'far al-Ja'fari from the person who he mentioned from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "Imam Ali (a.s.) said, 'One of the rights of a scholar is that one must not ask him a great many questions and must not hold to his garment (excessive questioning).

When one would enter in his presence while other people are there one should offer salutation to all of them and special greetings to the scholar only. One must sit before him and not behind him. One must not blink his eyes before him or make hand gestures and must not speak much in his presence such as so and so said so and so opposite to what he says.