“Shall I not tell you of the best of you?” Theysaid:“Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “The best of youare those who,when they are seen, Allah the Mighty, the Majestic, isremembered.”

“A man passed bythe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What doyousay about this man?’ They said: ‘We agree with your opinionconcerninghim. We say: He is one of the noblest of people. If heproposesmarriage, his proposal deserves to be accepted; and if heintercedes,his intercession deserves to be accepted; and if hespeaks, hedeserves to be listened to.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) remainedsilent, andanother man passed by. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘What doyou thinkabout this man?’ We said: ‘By Allah, O Messenger ofAllah, this is oneof the poor Muslims. If he proposes marriage, hedoes not deserve toget married; and if he intercedes, hisintercession does not deserveto be accepted; and if he speaks, hedoes not deserve to be listenedto.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Thisone is better than an earthful of(men like) the other man.’”

“Allah loves His believing slave who is poor, does not begand has many children.”

“The poor believers will enter Paradise half a day – fivehundredyears – before the rich.’”

“The poor Muhajirun will enter Paradise before therich,the equivalent of five hundred years.”

“The poor Muhajiruncomplained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about that with whichAllahhad favored the rich over them. He said: ‘O poor people,shall I notgive you the glad tidings that the poor believers willenter Paradisehalf a day, five hundred years, before the rich?’”

“Ja’far bin Abu Talib used tolike the poor; he would sit with them and talk to them, and theywouldtalk to him. And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave him theKunyah ofAbul-Masakin (Father of the Poor).”

“Love the poor, for Iheard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say in his supplication: ‘OAllah,cause me to live poor and cause me to die poor, and gather meamongthe poor (on the Day of Resurrection).’”

“And turn notawaythose who invoke their Lord, morning and afternoon...” up to Hissaying: “...and thus become of the unjust.” [6:52] He said:“Aqra’ binHabis At-Tamimi and ‘Uyainah bin Hisn Al-Fazri cameand found theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) with Suhaib, Bilal, ‘Ammarand Khabbab,sitting with some of the believers who were weak (i.e.,socially).When they saw them around the Prophet (ﷺ) they lookeddown on them.They took him aside and said: ‘We want you to sitwith us along, sothat the ‘Arabs will recognize our superiority.If the delegations ofthe Arabs come to you we will feel ashamed ifthe Arabs see us withthese slaves. So, when we come to you, makethem get up from yourpresence, then when we have finished, sit withthem if you wish.’ Hesaid: ‘Yes.’ They said: ‘Write adocument for us (binding you tothat).’ So he called for a piece ofpaper and he called ‘Ali to write,and we were sitting in a corner.Then Jibra’il (as), came down andsaid: “And turn not away thosewho invoke their Lord, morning andafternoon seeking His Face. Youare accountable for them in nothing,and they are accountable for youin nothing, that you may turn themaway, and thus become of theunjust.” [6:52] Then he mentioned Aqra’bin Habis and ‘Uyaynahbin Hisn, then he said: “Thus We have triedsome of them withothers, that they might say: ‘Is it these (poorbelievers) whomAllah has favored from amongst us?’ Does not Allahknow best thosewho are grateful.” [6:53] Then he said: “When thosewho believein Our Ayat come to you, say: Salamun ‘Alaykum (peace beon you);your Lord has written (prescribed) mercy for Himself”.”[6:54] Hesaid: “Then we got so close to him that our knees weretouchinghis, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting with us.When hewanted to get up, he stood up and left us. Then Allahrevealed: “Andkeep yourself patiently with those who call on theirLord morning andafternoon, seeking His Face; and let not your eyesoverlook them,”– and do not sit with the nobles – “desiring the pompandglitter of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart Wehave made heedless of Our remembrance,” – meaning ‘Uyainah andAqra’ –“and who follows his own lusts, and those affair(deeds) has beenlost” [18:28] He said: ‘May they be doomed.’He said: ‘May ‘Uyainahand Aqra’ be doomed.’ Then he made theparable for them of two men andthe parable of this world. Khabbabsaid: “We used to sit with theProphet (ﷺ) and if the time camefor him to leave, we would get upand leave him, then he wouldleave.”

“This Verse was revealed concerningussix: Myself, Ibn Mas’ud, Suhaib, ‘Ammar, Miqdad and Bilal. TheQuraish said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘We do not want tojointhem, send them away.’ Thoughts of that entered the heart oftheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) as much as Allah willed, then Allahrevealed:“And turn not away those who invoke their Lord, morningand afternoonseeking His Face. You are accountable for them innothing, and theyare accountable for you in nothing, that you mayturn them away, andthus become of the unjust.” [6:52]

“Woe to the most wealthy except those who do such andsuchwith the money, and such and such” – four things, (pointing)to hisright, to his left, in front of him and behind him.

“Thewealthiest will be the lowest on the Day of Resurrection,exceptthose who do such and such with their money, and earn it fromgoodsources.”

“The wealthiest will be the lowest, except one who does such andsuch,’ three things.”

“Iwouldnot like to have (the equivalent of) Uhud in gold, then a thirdnightcomes to me and I have anything of it left, except somethingthat Iset aside to pay off a debt.”

“O Allah, whoever believes in my and knows thatwhat I have brought is the truth from You, decrease his wealth andhischildren, and make the meeting with You dear to him, and hastenhisdeath. Whoever does not believe in me and does not know that whatIhave brought is the truth from You, increase his wealth and hischildren and make his life long.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)sent me to a man whom he was talking to lend him a she-camel (formilking) and to be returned, but he refused. Then he sent me toanother man, who sent a she-camel to him. When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saw it, he said: ‘O Allah, bless it and bless the one whosent it.’”Nuqadah said: "I said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): 'And for the one who brought it.' He said: 'And (bless) the one who brought it.' Then he ordered that it should be milked and it yielded plenty of milk. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'O Allah, increase the wealth of so-and-so,' meaning the first one who did not give a camel; 'and give so-and-so provision day by day,' meaning the one who had sent the she-camel."

“Wretched is the slave of the Dinar and the slave of the Dirham,and the slave of velvet and the slave of the Khamisah.* If he isgiven, he is pleased and if he is not given, he does not fulfill (hisoath of allegiance).”

“Wretchedis the slave of the Dinar, the slave of the Dirham and theslave ofthe Khamisah. He is wretched and will be thrown (into Hell)on hisface, and if he is pricked with a thorn may find no relief.”

“Richness is not an abundance of worldly goods, rather richnessiscontentment with one’s lot.”

“He has succeeded who is guided to Islam and isgranted sufficient provision and is content with it.”