Al-Kāfi - The Book on Virtue of Knowledge

Al-Kāfi - The Book on Virtue of Knowledge Chapter: Chapter on Utilization of Knowledge ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الْقَاسَانِيِّ عَ٠َّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ الْقَاسِ٠ِ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَالِ٠َوْعِظَتُهُ عَنِ الْقُلُوبِ كَ٠َطَرُ عَنِ الصَّفَا.

“If a scholar preaches and does not practice his words bounce away from the hearts of the audience like rains that bounce away off the rocks.” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/143)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)