What did the man’s request reveal about him? It has been said that “the character of a man is often indicated by the direction which his thoughts take when he is listening to a religious exhortation. ”
يُقَالُ إِنَّ « ٱلْأُمُورَ ٱلَّتِي يُفَكِّرُ فِيهَا ٱلْمَرْءُ وَهُوَ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى عِظَةٍ دِينِيَّةٍ غَالِبًا مَا تَكْشِفُ عَنْ شَخْصِيَّتِهِ ٱلْحَقِيقِيَّةِ » .‏