حکمت 320: برای فهمیدن بپرس، نه برای آزار دادن، که نادان… · Saying 320

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): لِسَائِلٍ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ مُعْضِلَةٍ سَلْ تَفَقُّهاً وَ لَا تَسْأَلْ تَعَنُّتاً فَإِنَّ الْجَاهِلَ الْمُتَعَلِّمَ شَبِيهٌ بِالْعَالِمِ وَ إِنَّ الْعَالِمَ الْمُتَعَسِّفَ شَبِيهٌ بِالْجَاهِلِ الْمُتَعَنِّتِ

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, replied to a man who had asked him a difficult question: Ask me for understanding but do not ask me for confusion, because the ignorant person who tries to learn is like the learned man, but the learned man who tries to create confusion is like the ignorant.