(The book) ‘Al Mahasin’ – Al Washa...
(The book) ‘Al Mahasin’ – Al Washa, from Aban Al Ahmar, from Al Haris Bin Al Mugheira, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws , he (the narrator) said, ‘I heard him -asws saying: ‘The earth cannot be left except with ‘بِعَالِمٍ’ a scholar -asws . The people would be needy to him -asws and he -asws would not be needy to the people, with the knowledge of the Permissible(s) and the Prohibitions’’.
[60] المحاسن بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ الْأَصَمِّ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ الثُّمَالِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لَنْ تَبْقَى الْأَرْضُ إِلَّا وَ فِيهَا عَالِمٌ يَعْرِفُ الْحَقَّ مِنَ الْبَاطِلِ.
(The book) ‘Al Mahasin’ – One of our companions, from Al Asamma Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman, from Al Sumaly who said, I heard Abu Abdullah -asws saying: ‘The earth will never be left except and in it is ‘عَالِمٌ’ a scholar -asws recognising the truth from the falsehood’’. [61] وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ يَكْتُبُونَهُ فِي الْقَرَاطِيسِ ثُمَّ يُبْدُونَ مَا شَاءُوا وَ يُخْفُونَ مَا شَاءُوا وَ قَالَ كُلُّ كِتَابٍ أُنْزِلَ فَهُوَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ.
And in another report from him -asws having said: ‘They were writing it in the papers, then they were innovating whatever they desired and hide whatever they desired’. And he -asws said: ‘Every Book Revealed, so it is with the people -asws of ‘الْعِلْمِ’ knowledge’’. [62] وَ قَالَ إِنَّ الْعِلْمَ الَّذِي نَزَلَ مَعَ آدَمَ عَلَى حَالِهِ وَ لَيْسَ يَمْضِي مِنَّا عَالِمٌ إِلَّا خَلَّفَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ عِلْمَهُ وَ الْعِلْمُ يُتَوَارَثُ.
And he -asws said: ‘The knowledge which descended with Adam -as is upon its (original) state, and no ‘عَالِمٌ’ scholar -asws from us -asws passes away except he -asws leaves behind one -asws who know his -asws knowledge, and the knowledge is inherited’’.
[63] (An extract) Addendum: Amir ul Momineen -asws said: وَ مِنْ صِفَةِ الْعَالِمِ أَنْ لَا يَعِظَ إِلَّا مَنْ يَقْبَلُ عِظَتَهُ وَ لَا يَنْصَحَ مُعْجَباً بِرَأْيِهِ وَ لَا يُخْبِرَ بِمَا يَخَافُ إِذَاعَتَهُ- And from the attributes of the scholar is that he does not preach except to the one who accepts his preaching, nor does he advise the one who is fascinated with his own opinion, nor does he inform with what he fears will be broadcasted.
[64] ثُمَّ [قَالَ قِيلَ] لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع: مَنْ خَيْرُ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ بَعْدَ أَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَى وَ مَصَابِيحِ الدُّجَى قَالَ: الْعُلَمَاءُ إِذَا صَلَحُوا.
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