كَفى بِذلِكَ جَهلاً What is Sufficient to be Considered Ignorant

22ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كَفى بالمرءِ جَهلاً أنْ يَرتَكِبَ ما نَهى عَنهُ .

22– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘It suffices for one to be considered ignorant if he commits that which is forbidden.’[MaO?lib al-Sa’Ul, no. 55]
 

23ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حَسْبكَ مِن الجَهلِ أنْ تُعجَبَ بعِلْمِكَ .

23– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-admiration in one’s knowledge is sufficient to be considered ignorance.’ [Amali al-Tusi, p. 56, no. 78]
 

24ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كفى بالمرءِ جَهلاً أنْ ‏يَجْهَلَ قَدْرَهُ .

24– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘It suffices as ignorance to be unaware of one’s status.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7050]
 

25ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَتَكلّمْ بكُلِّ ما تَعلَمُ فكَفى بذلكَ جَهلاً .

25– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Do not utter all that you know since that is enough to be considered ignorance.’[Ibid. no. 10187]
 

26ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كفى بخَشيَةِ اللّه‏ِ عِلْما ، وكفى بالاغْتِرارِ باللّه‏ِ جَهْلاً .

26– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘[Possessing] fear of Allah suffices as knowledge, and being conceited towards Him suffices as ignorance.’[Bih?r al-Anw?r, v. 70, p. 379, no. 26]