Do not impart wisdom to the ignorant else you should do knowledge injustice...

Do not impart wisdom to the ignorant else you should do knowledge injustice, nor should you prohibit those who seek it from doing so else you should do them injustice." The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (as) is quoted on p. 67, Vol.

2, of Bihar al-Anwar , saying, "One who hides some knowledge with which he is familiar is as good as the ignorant." Al-Majlisi quotes Ibn al-Walid quoting al-’Ubaydi quoting al-Dahqan quoting Durust quoting Imam Abu Abdullah al-Sadiq (as) saying that four things will always be lost: 1) friendship you grant to someone who is untrustworthy; 2) a favor to someone who does not appreciate it; 3) knowledge imparted upon someone who is not inclined to listen to it; and 4) a secret you share with someone who lacks discretion.

Not all people are inclined to learn, and unfortunately few are those who share what they learn with others. One of my favorite axioms says: "Do not cast pearls before swine." Pearls of wisdom, when cast before the dumb, will not be held with any esteem. Give this book to someone who appreciates it.

The kind reader is requested to send me an email to tell me what he thinks of this book, what suggestions he has to improve its second edition, and whether it in any way helped him/her realize how great fast is, how significant our life on this earth is, and how Allah looks upon knowledge and those who disseminate it. Some Internet sites have my current email address.

And if you appreciate the time and effort exerted in writing this book, please recite Surat al-Fatiha for the soul of my father the late al-Hajj Tu’ma Abbas al-Jibouri and for the souls of all believing Muslim men and women, the living and the dead, and rest assured that you will be richly rewarded by the Most Generous and Compassionate One for doing so.

Reciting the Fatiha for all believing men and women, the living and the dead, should be the daily practice of every Muslim especially after performing the daily prayers. It is also a good habit to do so while you are on your way to work or back home therefrom. Life is too short to be wasted. If you do so, you will Insha-Allah taste the sweetness of iman , and none of this fleeting world's worries and woes will trouble or harm you, Insha-Allah ... What happiness is greater than that?!