When knowledge increases in one's heart it becomes harder to...

When knowledge increases in one's heart it becomes harder to bear and Satan may over power him. If Satan would dispute with you move on him with whatever you know. The plots of Satan are weak." I asked the Imam (a.s.) "What is it that we know?'" The Imam replied, "Fight him with whatever of the power of Allah, the Majestic, the Glorious, has come to light before you." Chapter 14 : Chapter on Those who use their Knowledge to Fill their Stomach and are Boastful for it H 114, Ch.

14, h 1 Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn 'Isa and Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father, both of them from Hammad ibn 'Isa from 'Umar ibn 'Udhayna from Aban ibn abu 'Ayyash from Sulaym ibn Qays who has said the following. "(Imam) Ali (a.s.) narrated from the holy Prophet who said, 'Two kinds of people with great appetites do not become satisfied. A person of great appetite for the worldly gains and a person with great appetite for knowledge.

In the matters of the worldly gains if one would limit himself to what Allah has made lawful form him he is saved and if one would accumulate such gains in unlawful ways he is destroyed unless he repents and changes his ways. In the matters of knowledge if one would acquire it from the people of knowledge and practice accordingly he is saved and if one would use it for the worldly gains then that is what one gets.'" H 115, Ch.

14, h 2 Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn 'Amir has narrated from Mu'alla ibn Muhammad from al- Hassan ibn Ali al-Washshi' from Ahmad ibn 'A'idh from abu Khadija from abu 'Abdallah (a. s.) who has said the following. "If one would want al-Hadith for the worldly benefits he will have no share for it in the next life but if one would want al-Hadith for the good of the next life, Allah will give him the good of both this and the next life." H 116, Ch.

14, h 3 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Isbahani from al-Minqari from Hafs ibn Ghiyath from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "Whoever would want al-Hadith for the worldly gains he will have no share for it in the next life." H 117, Ch. 14, h 4 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Qasim from al-Minqari from Hafs ibn Ghiyath from abu 'Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following.

"If you would find a learned person who loves the worldly gains you must not trust him in the matters of your religion because whoever would love something it will encompass and entangle him.