٩٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): اعْقِلُوا الْخَبَرَ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمُوهُ عَقْلَ رِعَايَةٍ لَا عَقْلَ رِوَايَةٍ فَإِنَّ رُوَاةَ الْعِلْمِ كَثِيرٌ وَرُعَاتَهُ قَلِيلٌ.

98. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When you hear a tradition test it according to the criterion of intelligence not that of mere hearing, because relaters of knowledge are numerous but those who guard it are few.

98. Comprenez en profondeur la nouvelle que vous entendez. Nombreux sont ceux qui rapportent des nouvelles, mais ceux qui les écoutent et les méditent sont une minorité.

Nahj al-Balāgha

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