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"You will gain what you give (or, harvest what you grow)." And, he said: "It isstated in the wisdom: "Love your friend and the friend of your father."`Abdur Razzaq told us after Mu'amir after Ayyub after Abu Qulabah as saying:Luqman was once asked: Who is the best one in terms of patience? He said: It isthe one who practices no harm after observing patience. Those who asked himsaid: Who is the best one in terms of knowledge? He said: It is he who adds tohis own knowledge through the knowledge of others. They asked: Who is thebest from among the whole people? He said: It is the wealthy. They said: Is itthe one who has properties and riches? He said: No! But, it is the one if whosegood was sought, he would not hold it back or prevent it. And, it is the one whodoes not need anything from others.Narrated Sufyan Ibn 'Uyaynah: Luqman was asked: Who is the worst of allpeople? He replied: It is the one who does not feel shame if found committinga sinful deed.Abu As-Samad told us after Malik Ibn Dianr as saying: I found some piecesof-wisdom as follows: "Allah Almighty scatters and wastes the bones of thosewho give religious opinions that go with the people's lusts and desires." And,"There is no good for you that you learn something new while you do notpractice what you have learnt previously. This is like a man who gathere.d a pileof dry wood, then tried to carry it but couldn't. Thereupon, he collected a secondone."'Abdullah Ibn Ahmed said: I was told by Al-Hakam Ibn Abu Zuhair Ibn Musaafter Al-Faraj Ibn Fudalah after Abu Sa'id as saying: Luqman said to his son: "0my son! Let only the pious men eat your food, and consult the scholars overyour affairs." These were what Imam Ahmed quoted from the wisdom ofLuqman, and I added some that he did not transmit and indeed, he -ImamAhmed -quoted things that I did not. And, Allah knows best!Ibn Abu Hatim said: I was told by my father after Al-'Abbas Ibn Al-Walidafter Zaid Ibn Yahya Ibn 'Ubaid Al-Khuza'i after Sa'id Ibn Bashir after Qatadah assaying: Allah Almighty enabled Luqman to choose between Prophethood andwisdom and he (Luqman) preferred wisdom to Prophethood. Then, Gabriel camewhile he was asleep and poured the wisdom over him. And, he began topronounce it the next morning.Sa'id said: I heard Qatadah as saying: It was said to Luqman: How did youprefer wisdom to Prophethood when you were enabled to choose between them?He said: If Allah were to assign me with Prophethood, I would accept it and tryhard to win His Pleasure, but He enabled me to choose. I feared of being tooweak for Prophethood, so I chose wisdom.www.islambasics.com