Chapter on the necessity to seek knowledge and the recommendations to learn

Al-Kāfi|Volume 1|Book 2|Chapter 1

Al-Kāfi

Book 2, Chapter 1

Chapter on the necessity to seek knowledge and the recommendations to learn

Hadith #3

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) هَلْ يَسَعُ النَّاسَ تَرْكُ الْمَسْأَلَةِ عَمَّا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لا.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman that one of his people asked Abul Hasan (al-Kadhim) , "Is it permissible for people not to seek what (religious knowledge) they need?”. He replied, “No [it's not permissible]."

Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī