A Comprehensive Compilation of Reliable Narrations · Hadith 11 (#Ḥadīth #3)
Chapter 3 | Merit of Knowledge and the Scholar and the Obligation of Knowledge
[3/11] الكافي: عن علي، عن محمد بن عيسى، عن يونس، عن جميل، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: سمعته يقول: يغدو الناس على ثلاثة أصناف عالم ومتعلم وغثاء فنحن العلماء وشيعتنا المتعلمون وسائر الناس غثاء
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.
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).