Muwatta Malik· موطأ مالك
Muwatta Malik 1827
What has brought you to what we see?" meaning his high rank
মুয়াত্তা ইমাম মালিক ১৮২৭ · মুয়াত্তা মালিক•Speech
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِلُقْمَانَ مَا بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا نَرَى يُرِيدُونَ الْفَضْلَ . فَقَالَ لُقْمَانُ صِدْقُ الْحَدِيثِ وَأَدَاءُ الأَمَانَةِ وَتَرْكُ مَا لاَ يَعْنِينِي .
Narrator: Malik
Malik related to me that he heard that someone said to Luqman, "What has brought you to what we see?" meaning his high rank. Luqman said, "Truthful speech, fulfilling the trust, and leaving what does not concern me- Salim al-HilaliMaqtu Sahih Lighairihi