Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 19849a
"مَثلُ الَّذِي يَجْلِسُ فَيَسْمَعُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَلَا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ صَاحِبهِ إلا بِشَرِّ مَا يَسْمَعُ، كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ أَتَى رَاعِيًا، فَقَال: يَا رَاعِى أَجْزِرْنِى شَاةً مِنْ غَنَمِكَ، قَال: اذْهَبْ فَخُذْ بِأُذُنِ خَيرِ شَاةٍ، فَذَهَبَ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِ كَلْبِ الْغنَمِ".
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"The example of one who sits and hears wisdom but speaks of his companion only with the worst of what he hears is like a man who came to a shepherd and said: 'O shepherd, give me a sheep from your flock.' He said: 'Go and take by the ear the best sheep.' So he went and took hold of the ear of the sheepdog."
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[حم] أحمد [هـ] ابن ماجة وأَحمد بن منيع، [ط] الطيالسي والرامهرمزى في الأَمثال، [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن أَبي هريرة
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Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami ash-Shaghir as-Suyuthi 19850a"مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَسْمعُ الخُطبةَ ثم لَا يعى ما يسْمَعُ. وذَكر مِثْلَهُ".