Yahya ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, from al-Harith ibn Yazid, and Abdullah ibn Hubayrah, from Abdur-Rahman ibn Jubayr, and he mentioned the hadith...

Hassan narrated to us, Ibn Lahi‘ah narrated to us, he said: ‘Abdullah ibn Hubayrah narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Jubayr, he said: I was in a gathering in which were al-Mustawrid ibn Shaddad and ‘Amr ibn Ghailan, and I heard al-Mustawrid say: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Whoever is appointed over a task for us," then he mentioned similar to the hadith of al-Harith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mustawrid bin Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The relation of this world to the Hereafter is only as much as the drop of water that sticks to the finger of one of you when he dips it into the sea; when he dips this finger, then takes it out and sees how much water clings to it. Saying this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his index finger. And once, I was in the caravan of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he passed by a dead goat whose skin had been removed and it had been thrown away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you think that its owner considered this goat insignificant? They replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they threw it away only because they considered it insignificant. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as insignificant as this goat is in the eyes of its owner, the world is even more insignificant in the sight of Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mustawrid bin Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The relation of this world to the Hereafter is only as much as the drop of water that sticks to the finger of one of you when he dips it into the sea; when he dips this finger, then takes it out and sees how much water clings to it. Saying this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his index finger. And once, I was in the caravan of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he passed by a dead goat whose skin had been removed and it had been thrown away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you think that its owner considered this goat insignificant? They replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they threw it away only because they considered it insignificant. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as insignificant as this goat is in the eyes of its owner, the world is even more insignificant in the sight of Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mustawrid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said to Hazrat Amr bin Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him), "When the Day of Judgment is established, will the number of Romans be the greatest?" Hazrat Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Think carefully about what you are saying." He replied, "I am saying only what I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Hazrat Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "If you are saying this, then it will be so. There are four qualities in these people: (1) After fleeing, they are the quickest to return and attack. (2) They are the best towards the poor, needy, and weak. (3) They are the most patient in times of trial. (4) And the fourth quality is the best: they protect others from the oppression of kings."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mustawrid (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with Hazrat Amr bin Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him). During the conversation, I said to him that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The most severe people against you will be the Romans, and their destruction will only be completed near the Day of Judgment." Hazrat Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Did I not forbid you from saying such things?"