In reply to some one who posed Imam Ali (as) a difficult question, Imam Ali (as) said: 'Ask in order to understand, and do not ask in order to find fault, for surely the ignorant man who wants to learn resembles a man of knowledge, and surely a man of knowledge who wants to be difficult resembles an ignorant man who wants to find fault. '
In reply to some one who posed Imam Ali (as) a difficult question, Imam Ali (as) said:
'Ask in order to understand, and do not ask in order to find fault, for surely the ignorant man who wants to learn resembles a man of knowledge, and surely a man of knowledge who wants to be difficult resembles an ignorant man who wants to find fault. '
source : tebyan
