103 – Ismaʿil b. Ibrahim narrated to us, saying: Salih al-Murri told me, on the authority of Malik b. Dinar, who said: “I read in the Book of Wisdom that Allah says: ‘I am Allah, the Sovereign of kings; the hearts of kings are in My hand. Whoever obeys Me, I make those kings a mercy for him, and whoever disobeys Me, I make them a means of vengeance against him. So do not occupy yourselves with reviling the kings; instead, repent to Me and I will incline their hearts toward you in kindness.’”}