Knowledge as venerable estate and clear thought

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 5

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 5

Knowledge as venerable estate and clear thought
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Ḥadīth 5

٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْعِلْمُ وِرَاثَةٌ كَرِيمَةٌ وَالْآدَابُ حُلَلٌ مُجَدَّدَةٌ وَالْفِكْرُ مِرْآةٌ صَافِيَةٌ.

5. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Knowledge is a venerable estate; good manners are new dresses; and thinking is clear mirror.