Les Gens se Divisent en Quatre Groupes

4-139 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman al-Muqar’ri narrated that Abu Amr Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Muqar’ri al-Gorjany quoted Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Mooseli in Baghdad, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Asim al-Tarifi, on the authority of Abu Zayd Ay‎ ash ibn Zayd ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kihal - the servant of Zayd ibn Ali, on the authority of Zayd ibn al-Hassan, on the authority of Musa ibn Ja’far (MGB), on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (MGB), “People are in four groups: ignorant people who get ruined by obeying their whims; haughty worshippers who get haughtier as they worship more; scholars who want to have more followers and be admired; and knowledgeable ones on the right path who wish to follow that path but cannot. The last group are the best people in your era and they have the most wisdom.”