Wisdom in speech over silence and ignorance

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 471

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 471

Wisdom in speech over silence and ignorance
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Ḥadīth 598

٤٧١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَا خَيْرَ فِي الصَّمْتِ عَنِ الْحُكْمِ، كَمَا أنَّهُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْقَوْلِ بِالْجَهْلِ.

471. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: There is no good in silence over matters involving wisdom just as there is no good in speaking with ignorance.