Goodness lies in abundant knowledge

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'Ali (radiyAllahu anh) said:

"Goodness does not mean increasing your wealth and number of children, rather goodness means increasing your knowledge, having great patience and deliberation, and competing with people in worship of your Lord. If you do well, then praise Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta'aala), and if you do badly, then seek forgiveness from Allah. There is nothing good in this world except one of two men: a man who commits a sin and then hastens to erase it by repenting, and a man who strives to do good. No deed is insignificant if it is accompanied by piety; how can it be insignificant if it is accepted?"

(Hilyat al-Awliya', p. 75)
 
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