Wisdom and ignorance in proper placement

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 235
Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 235

Wisdom and ignorance in proper placement

قال السيد الرضى: يعنى أن الجاهل هو الذى لا يضع الشي‏ء مواضعه فكأن ترك صفته صفة له إذ كان بخلاف وصف العاقل.
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: The meaning is that the ignorant is one who does not place things in their proper positions. In this way, Amīr al-mu’minīn’s abstention from describing was a way of describing him because his attributes are just the opposite of the wise.