A Comprehensive Compilation of Reliable Narrations · Hadith 17 (#Ḥadīth #9)
Chapter 3 | Merit of Knowledge and the Scholar and the Obligation of Knowledge
[9/17] الكافي: محمد بن إسماعيل، عن الفضل بن شاذان، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن جميل بن دراج، عن أبان بن تغلب، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: لوددت أن أصحابي ضربت رؤوسهم بالسياط حتى يتفقهوا
9. [9/17] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Ismail from al-Fadhl b. Shadhan from Ibn Abi Umayr from Jamil b. Salih from Aban b. Taghlib from Abi Abdillah عليه السلام who said: I would have even liked it that my companions’ heads are lashed with whips for them to gain a comprehensive understanding (of the religion).
Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).