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[[Amir al-Mu’minin|The Commander of the Faithful Ali (a)]] writes to his son [[Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]] in letter 31 of *Nahj al-Balagha*:
[[Amir al-Mu’minin|The Commander of the Faithful Ali (a)]] writes to his son [[Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]] in letter 31 of *Nahj al-Balagha*:


{{Arabic Large|وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ وَ لَا يُنْتَفَعُ بِعِلْمٍ لَا يَحِقُ تَعَلُّمُهُ<ref>Sharif Razi, Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, *Nahj al-Balagha*, Qom, Hijrat, 1st ed., 1414 AH, Letter 31, p. 393.</ref>
{{Arabic|وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ وَ لَا يُنْتَفَعُ بِعِلْمٍ لَا يَحِقُ تَعَلُّمُهُ<ref>Sharif Razi, Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, *Nahj al-Balagha*, Qom, Hijrat, 1st ed., 1414 AH, Letter 31, p. 393.</ref>


|Translation= Know that knowledge which is not beneficial is of no use, and knowledge that is not worthy of being learned has no value.}}
|Translation= Know that knowledge which is not beneficial is of no use, and knowledge that is not worthy of being learned has no value.}}
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