7-22 Muhammad ibn Ali Majiluyih -may God be pleased with him- narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Abu Abdullah al-Razi, on the authority of Sajjadat- who is al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abi Uthman whereas Abi Uthman is Habib, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzih, on the authority of Muawiyah ibn Wahab, on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), “A wise man pursued another wise man for seven-hundred Farsakhs for seven pieces of advice. Once he met him he asked, ‘O Sir! Please tell me what is higher than the sky; what is wider than the Earth; what is deeper than the sea; what is harder than the rocks; what is hotter than fire; what is colder than bitter cold; and what is heavier than the mountains?’ The wise man replied, ‘Truth is higher than the skies; justice is wider than the Earth; self-contentment is deeper than the sea; an atheist’s heart is harder than rocks; the greed of a miser is hotter than the fire; disappointment for obtaining God’s Mercy is colder than bitter cold; and finally accusing an innocent person is heavier than the mountains.’”
