Hazrat Ibn Sabit (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha (may Allah be pleased with him) would take the hands of some of his companions and say: "Come, let us talk for a while about matters of faith and conviction. Come, let us remember Allah so that our faith may increase. Come, let us mention His obedience so that He may also mention us while forgiving us."

Hazrat Abu Sadiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Islam has three pillars: faith, prayer, and congregation. Thus, prayer will not be accepted without faith. And whoever has faith will perform prayer, and whoever performs prayer will do so with the congregation. And whoever separates himself from the congregation even by a span, he has removed the necklace of Islam from his neck.

Hazrat Abu Umamah Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Modesty and speaking little are both branches of modesty.

Hazrat Muharib bin Dithar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We came to Madinah and presented ourselves before Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). We said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! We were very far from our cities. We met some people who say that there is no such thing as destiny (taqdeer). He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Are those people among the Muslims? And do they pray facing the Qiblah? We replied: Yes! The narrator says: Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) became so angry that I wished I had not asked him. Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When you meet those people, inform them that indeed Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is free from them, and they are free from me. Then he said: If you wish, shall I narrate to you a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? I said: Yes! Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then a man came, wearing clean clothes, with a pleasant fragrance and a beautiful face. He said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! What is the reality of Islam? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is that you establish prayer, give zakat, fast in Ramadan, perform Hajj to the House of Allah, and perform ghusl (ritual bath) from major impurity. That person said: You have spoken the truth. What is the reality of faith (iman)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is that you believe in Allah, and in the Last Day, and in the angels, and in the Book, and in the Prophets, and in destiny (taqdeer), its good and its bad, and its sweetness and its bitterness. That person said: You have spoken the truth. Then that person went back. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give me my shoes. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We all stood up, but we were not able to find him. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That was Jibreel, who came to teach you the matters of your religion.

Hazrat Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Purity is half of faith.

Hazrat Hujr bin Adi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Purity is half of faith.

Imam Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hazrat Hassan bin Atiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Wudu is half of faith.

Hazrat Abu Laila Kindi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the son of Hazrat Hajr (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Hazrat Hajr (may Allah have mercy on him) saw one of his sons, who, after coming out of the toilet, said, "O boy, give me the Qur'an from the niche." I heard Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say that purity is half of faith.

Hazrat Hawari, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: The foundation and essence of religion is prayer and zakat; there will be no distinction made between these two, and performing Hajj of the House of Allah, and fasting in Ramadan, and indeed among the good deeds are charity and jihad. Rise and go forth for jihad.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the believers, those who have the most perfect faith are the ones who are best in character.