The Life of Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak Quotes

“In one instance, whilst in Sham (Greater Syria), he was writing down ahadith when his pen broke. He borrowed a pen from someone but when he finished writing, he forgot to give it back and hence he put it into his pen-holder. He then travelled and returned back to Marw (Central Asia, present day Turkmenistan) when he recognised the pen and realised that it was still with him! Without any hesitation, he immediately prepared himself for travel again in order to return the pen to its owner all the way in Sham.”
― Farhia Yahya, The Life of Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak: The Scholar of the East and the Scholar of the West