(49) And the saying of our Master, may His might be glorified: "If one asks you for something that would remove doubt from him, then give him from the scattered fragments (nithar) of your tables." The meaning is: if a seeker comes to you seeking knowledge of Allah, give him the like of what you give your students. The "Table" is the Gate, and the "scattered fragments" is the knowledge that emerges from it.

(50) And by the chain of transmission from al-Mufaddal, peace be upon him, that he said: "Exchange knowledge as gifts among yourselves; you will be guided to the Greatest Path and the Righteous Land, for in gifting lies the removal of malice." Meaning: the expulsion of doubt from among you.

(51) And from him, peace be upon him, that he said: "Wealth is never diminished by charity," meaning: knowledge is never diminished by its bestowal upon those who are worthy of it.

(52) And from him, peace be upon him, that he said: "Whoever gives a believer something of the sciences of Allah, Allah gives him seventy thousand letters for every single letter. If he gives to him while the person is on the brink of perdition and uncertainty, thus rescuing him from doubt and deviation, ten houses that he was destined to inhabit as punishment shall be removed from him."

(53) My master, my lord, the Sheikh Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Hasan told me: My sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Baladi told me, with his chain of transmission traced back to our Master al-Sadiq, may His might be glorified, that he was asked about the word of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: {And those who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor miserly, but keep a balance between that} (Al-Furqan: 67). Our Master, may His might be glorified, said: "It refers to the inward knowledge which the believer possesses, and he is in need of it more than food and drink. Thus, it is incumbent upon the believer not to burden his fellow believer with more knowledge than he knows he can bear, yet he must not withhold from him that which his desire for is strong, if he knows he is patient with it and capable of carrying it. Whoever carries knowledge to those who are not worthy of it is like one who hangs pearls upon the necks of swine; and this refers to inward knowledge when the Knower gives it to the people of the outward."