Merit of Knowledge and the Scholar and the Obligation of Knowledge

3. [3/11] al-Kafi: From Ali from Muhammad b. Isa from Yunus from Jamil from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام – he (Jamil) said: I heard him saying: The people rise up (every morning) being in one of three categories: knowledgeable scholar, student seeking knowledge or scum. So we are the scholars and our Shia are the students and the rest of the people are scum.