Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-2519b
"عَنْ سُفيان الثَّوْرِىِّ قَالَ: كَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَى أَبِى مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِىِّ: إِنَّ الحكْمَةَ لَيْسَتْ عَنْ كِبَرِ السِّنِّ، وَلَكِنَّهُ عَطَاءُ اللَّه يُعْطِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ، فَإِيَّاكَ وَدَنَاءَةَ الأُمُورِ وَمَرَاقَّ الأَخْلَاقِ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Sufyān al-Thawri
- Katab ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb
- Abiá Mūsá al-Ashʿari In al-Ḥkmah Laysat
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From Sufyan al-Thawri, who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari: Indeed wisdom is not from old age, but it is a gift of Allah which He gives to whomever He wills. So beware of lowly affairs and base morals."
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Notes
ابن أَبى الدنيا في كتاب الأشراف، الدينورى
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