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22 – Ibrāhīm ibn Saʿīd narrated to me; ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Qurashī narrated to us, from Sufyān, who said: Muʿāwiya asked ʿAmr ibn al-Ahtam, “Which man is the most courageous?” He replied, “The one who restrains his own ignorance with his forbearance.” He asked, “Which man is the loftiest?” He replied, “The one who sacrifices his worldly life for the soundness of his religion.”
٢٢ - حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، نا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ الْقُرَشِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ، لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْأَهْتَمِ: أَيُّ الرِّجَالِ أَشْجَعُ؟ قَالَ: مَنْ رَدَّ جَهْلَهُ بِحِلْمِهِ، قَالَ: أَيُّ الرِّجَالِ أَسْمَى؟ قَالَ: مَنْ بَذَلَ دُنْيَاهُ فِي صَلَاحِ دِينِهِ "