ʿAbd al-Razzaq narrated to us; I heard Ibn Jurayj say: “I used to cover my head at night. ʿAmr said to me, ‘Do you not know that Luqman said, “Covering the head by day is a disgrace—though one may offer excuses for it—while doing so at night is a curious affectation? So why do you cover your head at night?”’ I replied, ‘Luqman had no debts hanging over him.’

Hasan ibn al-Junayd related to me; Sufyan narrated that Luqman said to his son, “My son, I have never regretted remaining silent. If speech is silver, silence is gold.”

ʿAbd al-Ṣamad and Wakīʿ both narrated to us; Abū al-Ashhab narrated, from Qatadah, that Luqman said to his son, “My dear son, keep away from evil and it will keep away from you, for evil was created only for evil.”

Abū Muʿāwiyah narrated to us; Hisham ibn ʿUrwah narrated, from his father, that it is written in the Book of Wisdom: “My son, beware of covetous desire, for unbridled desire—utter desire—drives close kin apart and strips away forbearance just as revelry strips away composure. My son, beware of violent anger, for violent anger obliterates the heart of the sage.”

Imam Ahmad said: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Mahdī narrated to us; Nāfiʿ ibn ʿUmar narrated, from Ibn Abī Mulaykah, from ʿUbayd ibn ʿUmayr, who said that Luqman advised his son:

“My son, choose your gatherings with care. When you see a circle in which Allah is remembered, sit with them: if you are knowledgeable, your knowledge will benefit you; if you are ignorant, they will teach you; and should Allah look upon them with mercy, it will reach you as well.

“My son, do not sit in a gathering where Allah is not mentioned: if you are knowledgeable, your knowledge will not benefit you; if you are ignorant, they will only increase you in ignorance; and if Allah later looks upon them with displeasure, His wrath will strike you along with them.

“My son, do not envy a broad-shouldered man who sheds the blood of believers, for with Allah there awaits him a killer that never dies.”