بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

On the authority of al-Qaasim bin Abi Bazzah, “Narrated to me who listened Ibn ‘Umar reciting, ‘Woe to Al-Mutaffifeen,’ (Surat ul-Mutaffifeen verse 1) and when he reached, ‘The Day when mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds,’ (Surat ul-Mutaffif?n verse 6)he started crying until he could no longer continue and it became impossible for him to recite after that.”[Az-Zuhd/25 by al-Imam Wakee‘ ibn ul-Jarraah رحمه الله]

Al-A‘mash narrated to us, on the authority of Zayd bin Wahb who said, “I saw Ibn Mas‘ud crying until I saw his tears had covered the pebbles.” .”[Az-Zuhd/20]

On the authority of al-Qaasim ibn ‘Abdir Rahmaan who said, “‘Abdullaah told his son, ‘O’ my son, weep with the remembrance of your sins.’” [Az-Zuhd/28]

On the authority of ‘Abd al-A‘la at-Taymee who said, “Whoever is given something of the knowledge which does not make him cry, then he is not suitable to be given knowledge that would be of benefit to him because Allaah the Exalted has characterised the scholars (‘ulamaa’) and has said, ‘Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration.’ (Surat ul-Israa’:107)” [Az-Zuhd war-Raqaa’iq/124 by al-Imaam Ibnu Mubaarak رحمه الله]

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

On the authority of Zayd bin Aslam, “A man said, ‘O’ Messenger of Allaah! No one will do an atom’s weight good except he will see it, and no one will do an atom’s weight evil except he will see it?’ He said, “Yes!’ Then the man left saying, ‘O’ my sins!’ The Prophet of Allaah صلى الله عليه و سلم then said, ‘That man has believed (i.e. has true Imaan).’” [Chain of narration is Muttasil and it’s men are trustworthy, Az-Zuhd war-Raqaa’iq/80]

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

Isma‘eel bin ‘Ayyaash who said, ‘Narrated to us ‘Aqeel bin Mudrak, that a man came to him and said, ‘Advise us O’ Aba Sa‘eed (al-Khudri) !’ Then Abu Sa‘eed said to him, ‘You have asked regarding what I asked before you. I advise you with the Taqwa of Allaah for it is the head of everything, upon is Jihaad for it is austerity of al-Isl?m, upon you is the Dhikr of Allaah and the recitation of the Qur’aan for it is tranquility for the dwellers of the Heavens and remembrance for the dwellers of the earth and upon you is silence except it in truth (i.e. in issues where speaking would clarify matter and make truth apparent) for by it you overcome the shaytaan [Az-Zuhd war-Raqa’iq/826 ]

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Abu al-Adyan said, “I was with my teacher, Abu Bakr ad-Daqqaq. Something inappropriate took place, and I looked at it. He saw me looking at it, and said, ‘My son, you will suffer the consequences of this look, even if in the future.’ Twenty years passed in which I waited, not suffering anything. One night, I went to sleep thinking about this, and awoke to discover that I had forgotten the entire Qur’an.”[Talbis Iblis]

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim,

Abu Hurayrah radhi Allahu ‘anhu passed by a group of people who were eating a roasted sheep, and they invited him to sit and eat with them. He refused, saying, “The Messenger of Allah sallAllahu ‘alayhi wassalam left this world without even satisfying his hunger with barley bread.”[Sahih al-Bukhari]

An-Nu‘man ibnu Bashir radhi Allahu ‘anhuma narrated that ‘Umar ibn ul-Khattab radhi Allahu ‘anhu was mentioning the poverty that the people had become stricken with, saying, “I saw the Messenger of Allah sallAllahu ‘alayhi wassalam spend the whole day upset because of hunger, as he could not even get low quality of dates with which to fill his stomach.” [Sahih Muslim]

Anas ibnu Malik radhi Allahu ‘anhu said, “The Prophet sallAllahu ‘alayhi wassalam never ate his meals at a dining table or in an individual plate, and he never at thin well-baked bread until he died.” [Sahih al-Bukhari]

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim,

Yahya bin Mu‘adh rahimahuLlah said, “A friend is the one who you don’t have to remind to remember you in his supplication, and that you don’t have to flatter and impress, and that you don’t have to apologise to.”

Abu Ja‘far rahimahuLlah said to his companions, “Can any of you put his hand in the pocket of his brother and take what he wants?” They replied, “No.” He said, “Then you are not brothers as you claim.” [Mukhtasr Minhaj ul-Qasidin]

BismiLlah arRahman ar-Rahim,

Makhul rahimahuLlah said, “A slave doesn’t become completely sincere for forty (days) except that springs of wisdom are apparent from his heart and tongue.” [Bustan al-'Arifin of al-Imam an-Nawawi rahimauLlah ]

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim,

Hasan al-Basri rahimahuLlah said, “When whoever of those who came before you saw the Qur’aan, a Message from their Lord, they would contemplate upon it by night and implement it by day.”[at-Tibyan fi Adaab Hamalaat ul-Qur’aan]

Ibnu ‘Abbas radhi Allahu ‘anhu was asked regarding the one who abandons as-Salah although he has a healthy body, “Is at-Tawhid (monotheism) accepted from him?” He said, “Whoever has no Salah for him, then there is no Tawhid for him (i.e. accepted). Whoever has no Salah for him, then there is no Zakah for him. Whoever has no Salah for him, then he has no Siyam (fasting) for him. The Exalted has said, “Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As-Salah (or delayed them according to their timings) and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in ghayya.” [1] And ghayya is a valley in Jahannam, no one will enter it except the abandoner of as-Salah . [Bahr ad-Dumu' by al-Imam Ibnul-Jawzi rahimahuLlah ]

[1] Suratu Maryam:59

BismiLlah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim,

Narrated ‘Iyadh ibn Himaar radhi Allahu ‘anhu, the Prophet sallAllahu ‘alayhi wassalam said, “Allah has revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one oppresses another and boasts over another.” [Sunan Abi Dawud]

“…you must be humble…”

Al-’Azizi said, “Humility is to completely surrender to the truth.” It was said, “It is lowering of the wings to the creation and leniency.” And it was said, “Acceptance of the truth from the elders or young ones, nobles or weak ones.”

“…boasts over another …”

Boasting is claiming superiority, glorification and nobility. ['Awn al-Ma'bud Sharh Sunan Abi Dawud]