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Said by: Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as)
Arabic:
عَالِمٌ يُنْتَفَعُ بِعِلْمِهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ عَابِدٍ
English translation:
A scholar whose knowledge benefits others is better than seventy thousand worshippers.
Reference: Al-Kafi, Kitab Fadhl al-'Ilm — [reference — to be verified]
💡 Explanation: Worship benefits the person who does it, but a teacher's knowledge benefits hundreds of people. That is why teaching what you know is one of the greatest good deeds — its reward keeps growing as others learn and pass it on.
💡 Remember:
Worship benefits the person who does it, but a teacher's knowledge benefits hundreds of people.