“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.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoeveramongyou wakes up physically healthy, feeling safe and secure withinhimself, with food for the day, it is as if he acquired the wholeworld.’”

“Allah does not look at your forms or your wealth, ratherHelooks at your deeds and your hearts.”

“Salman felt sick andSa’dcame to visit him, and when he saw him he wept. Sa’d said to him:‘Why are you weeping, my brother? Are you not a Companion of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ)? Are you not? Are you not?’ Salman said:‘Iam only weeping for one reason: I am not weeping because oflongingfor this world or for dislike of the Hereafter. But theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) gave me some advice and I think that I havetransgressed.’He said: ‘What was his advice to you?’ He said:‘He advised me thatsomething like the provision of a rider issufficient for anyone ofyou, and I think that I have transgressedthat. As for you, O Sa’d,fear Allah when you pass a verdict, andwhen you distribute (spoils ofwar), and when you decide to doanything.’”

“We were with the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) in Dhul-Hulaifah, when we saw a dead sheep lifting itsleg (because of bloating). He said: ‘Don’t you think this isworthlessto its owner? By the One in Whose hand is my soul, thisworld is moreworthless to Allah than this (dead sheep) is to itsowner. If thisworld was worth the wing of a mosquito to Allah, thedisbeliever wouldnot have a drop to drink from it.’”

“This world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for thedisbeliever.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)tookhold of some part of my body and said: ‘O ‘Abdullah, be in thisworld like a stranger, or one who is passing through, and consideryourself as one of the people of the graves.’”

“Theone who most deserved to be envied, un my view, is the onewho hasthe least burden, who prays a great deal and finds joy inprayer, andwho is unknown among people and is not paid any heed. Hisprovisionwill be sufficient, he will be content with it, his deathwill comequickly, his estate will be small and his mourners will befew.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Simplicity is partoffaith.’”

“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.’”

“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.”

“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.

“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.”

“Thereis no rich man or poor man but he will wish on the Day ofResurrection that he had been given the bare minimum of provision.”

“Lookatthose who are beneath you and do not look at those who are aboveyou,for it is more suitable that you should not consider as less theblessing of Allah.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If yousee a man who has been given indifference with regard to this worldand who speaks little, then draw close to him for he will indeedofferwisdom.’”

“I heard your Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoeverfocuses allhis concerns on one thing, the Hereafter, Allah willrelieve him ofworldly concerns, but whoever has disparate concernsscattered among anumber of worldly issues, Allah will not care inwhich of its valleyshe died.’”