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[Machine] Jesus, the son of Mary, ﷺ , said to his disciples, "O assembly of disciples, do not cast pearls before swine, for they will not benefit from it. And do not give wisdom to those who do not desire it, for wisdom is better than pearls, and those who do not desire it are worse than swine."  

الزهد لأحمد:٤٧٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَذْرَمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُلْبِدٌ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِلْحَوَارِيِّينَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْحَوَارِيِّينَ لَا تُلْقُوا اللُّؤْلُؤَ لِلْخِنْزِيرِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَصْنَعُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا تُعْطُوا الْحِكْمَةَ مَنْ لَا يُرِيدُهَا؛ فَإِنَّ الْحِكْمَةَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللُّؤْلُؤِ وَمَنْ لَا يُرِيدُهَا أَشَرُّ مِنَ الْخِنْزِيرِ