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The meaning of the saying of al-Sadiq, peace be upon them both: «The one who learns (some) knowledge that he might use it to quarrel with fools, boast with it before scholars or draw the faces of people towards himself, then he is in the Fire of Hell»
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1. We were told by Abdul-Wahid bin Muhammed bin ‘Abdous, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ali bin Muhammed bin Qutayba al-Naisabouri, from Hamdan bin Sulayman, from Abdul-Salam bin Saleh al-Harawi, that he said: I heard Abu’l-Hasan al-Rida, peace be upon him, say: May Allah have mercy upon a servant who revives our cause. Then I said to him: So how would he revive your cause? He said: By him learning our sciences and teaching it to the people, for indeed, if the people were to know the beauties of our speech, they would have followed us. He said: Then I said to him: O son of Allah’s Messenger, it has been narrated to us of Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he said: «The one who learns (some) knowledge that he might use it to quarrel with fools, boast with it before scholars or draw the faces of people towards himself, then he is in the Fire of Hell». So he, peace be upon him, said: My grandfather spoke true, so do you know who the fools are? So I said: No, O son of Allah’s Messenger. He said: Then he said: They are storytellers from our opponents, and do you know who the scholars are? So I said: No, O son of Allah’s Messenger. He said: Then he said: They are the Scholars from the Family of Muhammed, peace be upon them, whom Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, imposed obedience to and obliged affection to. Then he said: Do you know what is the meaning of his saying: « or draw the faces of people towards himself»? I said: No. He said: He means with that, by Allah, the claiming of Imamate without its right; the one who does that, he is in the Fire of Hell.
IsnādAbd al-Wahid ibn Muhammad ibn Abdus a rapporté - qu'Allah lui fasse miséricorde - a dit: Nous a informé Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Qutayba al-Nisaburi, de la part de Hamdan ibn Sulayman, de la part de Abd al-Salam ibn Salih al-Harawi, qui a dit: J'ai entendu Abu al-Hasan al-Rida, que la paix soit sur lui, dire: Que Dieu ait pitié d'un serviteur qui fait revivre notre affaire. Alors je lui ai dit: Comment fait-il revivre votre affaire? Il a dit: Il apprend nos sciences et les enseigne aux gens, car si les gens connaissaient les beautés de nos paroles, ils nous suivraient.
J'ai donc dit: Ô fils du Messager d'Allah, il nous a été rapporté de Abu Abdallah, que la paix soit sur lui, qu'il a dit: "Celui qui apprend une science pour rivaliser avec les ignorants, pour se vanter devant les savants, ou pour attirer les visages des gens vers lui, alors il est dans le Feu." Il a dit: Véridique est mon grand-père. Préfères-tu les ignorants? J'ai dit: Non, ô fils du Messager d'Allah. Il a dit: Ils sont des vengeurs parmi nos opposants. Et sais-tu qui sont les savants? J'ai dit: Non, ô fils du Messager d'Allah. Il a dit: Ce sont les savants de la famille de Muhammad, sur eux la paix, que Dieu a rendu obligatoire leur obéissance et a prescrit leur amour. Puis il a dit: Sais-tu ce que signifie sa parole: "ou pour attirer les visages des gens vers lui"? J'ai dit: Non. Il a dit: Par Allah, cela signifie revendiquer l'imamat sans en avoir le droit, et celui qui fait cela est dans le Feu.