2-27 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar quoted on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ahmad, on the authority of Ali ibn al-Sindy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Sa’id, on the authority of Musa ibn Akeel,

“I heard Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) say, ‘A man would not be a scholar until he does not pay too much attention for which of his two shirts are more worn out or what he eats to overcome his hunger.’”