48 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Shabīb ibn Dāwūd narrated to us; he said: Hajjāj ibn Muḥammad, from ʿUqbah ibn Sinān, reported that Aktham ibn Ṣayfī said: “The pillar of intellect is forbearance; the sum of every matter is patience; the best of affairs is that whose outcome is guided by reason; and it is said: affection is maintained through continual care.”