Ali on ‘Ilm: No good in silence on beneficial knowledge

Al-Razi reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “There is no good in silence when it comes to knowledge, just as there is no good in speaking when it comes to ignorance.”

Source: al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr 2:30

عن الرازي قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رضي الله عنه لَا خَيْرَ فِي الصَّمْتِ عَنِ الْعِلْمِ كَمَا لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْكَلَامِ عَنِ الْجَهْلِ

2:30 التفسير الكبير أو مفاتيح الغيب

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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