Wisdom is an Asset (Magana Jari Ce listenⓘ, rendered more loosely by Rupert East as "[the] ability to tell stories is a valuable possession"[2]) is a trilogy of novels by Abubakar Imam of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate, jointly regarded as one of the most significant literary works authored in the Hausa language.

[4][5][6][7] Magana Jari Ce is listed on the Nigerian secondary school curriculum as recommended reading for the subject of Hausa language and culture.

[8][9] After winning a literary competition organised by Rupert East in 1933, Abubakar Imam embarked on a successful career as a writer, starting with his 1934 debut novel Ruwan Bagaja.

During the same six-year stay in Zaria, he penned and published the Magana Jari Ce series.

Upon his leaving, the visier decided to kill the crown prince and, hoping for the emir to die in war, would make him the righteous heir to the throne.