Sayings · Ignorance rewarded over knowledge

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

٢٨٣. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): جَاهِلُكُمْ مُزْدَادٌ وَعَالِمُكُمْ مُسَوِّفٌ.

Original English translation

283. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The ignorant among you get too much while the learned are just put off.

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