Once David was making coats of mail but Luqman was too shy...
Once David was making coats of mail but Luqman was too shy to ask what it was good for. When it was finished, David put it on saying: What a good shirt for warrior! Luqman then said: Silence is wisdom but few are those who uphold it. وَ مِنْ حِكْمَتِهِ أَنَّهُ صَحِبَ دَاوُودَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ شُهُورًا وَكَانَ دَاوُودُ يَسْرِدُ الدَّرْعَ فَلَمْ يَسْأَلْهُ عَنْها فَلَمّا لَبِسَها وَقَالَ نِعْمَ لَبُوسِ الْحَرْبِ أَنْتَ، فَقَالَ لُقْمانُ الصَّمْتُ حِكْمَةٌ وَقَلِيلٌ فَاعِلُهُ.
His Threefold Traits Ibn-Omar has quoted the holy Prophet of Islam as saying: I truly say that Luqman was not a Prophet but he was a servant who meditated a great deal, enjoyed certainty, loved God and God too loved him and favored him by giving him wisdom.
عَنْ ابنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ يَقُولُ: حَقًّا أَقُولُ، لَمْ يَكُنْ لُقْمَانَ نَبِيًّا وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ عَبْدًا كَثِيرَ التَّفَكُّرِ، حَسَنُ الْيَقِينِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهَ فَأَحَبَّهُ، وَمَنَّ عَلَيْهِ بِالْحِكْمَةِ. The Criterion Of His Wisdom Luqman was asked: Are you not the slave of such and such master? He said: Yes. He was asked again: Then what caused you to be in this status?
Luqman said: Speaking the truth, giving the trust back to its rightful owners, staying away from anything which does not concern me, forbearing, keeping my tongue and abstaining from eating what is unlawful. Therefore, whoever lacks these qualities is below me and whoever has…
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