Two types of knowledge: absorbed and merely heard

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 338

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 338

Two types of knowledge: absorbed and merely heard
1 Ḥadīth
Ḥadīth 415

٣٣٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْعِلْمُ عِلْمَانِ: مَطْبُوعٌ وَمَسْمُوعٌ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ الْمَسْمُوعُ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنِ الْمَطْبُوعُ.

338. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Knowledge is of two kinds — that which is absorbed and that which is just heard. The one that is heard does not give benefit unless it is absorbed.