The learned's duty to teach precedes the ignorant's duty to learn

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 478

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 478

The learned's duty to teach precedes the ignorant's duty to learn
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٤٧٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَا أَخَذَ اللهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْجَهْلِ أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمُوا حَتَّى أَخَذَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يُعَلِّمُوا.

478. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Allāh has not made it obligatory on the ignorant to learn till He has made it obligatory on the learned to teach.