It is narrated from Abdullah bin Murrah that he said: Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Worship Allah as if you see Him, and count yourself among the dead. And know that the little which suffices you is better than the abundance which makes you heedless. And know that virtue does not become old, and sin is not forgotten.

It is narrated from Hazrat Raja bin Haywah that he says: Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered the people of Damascus and then said: Listen to your well-wishing brother. Do you accumulate that which you will not eat? And do you hope for things which you will not attain? And do you build that in which you will not live? Where are those who were before you? They accumulated much and made distant hopes, and built strong (buildings). Then what they accumulated became useless, their hopes deceived them, and their homes became graves.

It is narrated from Hazrat Habib that he says Hazrat Abu Darda, whenever he passed by any settlement, would say: "Where are your inhabitants?" Then he, may Allah be pleased with him, would say: "They have departed, but their deeds remain."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdul Malik bin Umair, he says that Hazrat Abu Darda said: Whoever frequently remembers death, his envy will decrease and his happiness will decrease.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: You cannot become a complete jurist until you become angry with people for the sake of Allah. Then you should return to your own self, and you will find yourself even more angry with your own soul.

It is narrated from Hazrat Muawiyah bin Qurrah that he says Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is not goodness that your children and wealth become abundant, rather goodness is that your forbearance increases and your deeds become more, and you surpass others in the worship of Allah. Then if you do a good deed, you praise Allah, and if you do a bad deed, you seek forgiveness from Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Contemplation for a moment is better than standing in prayer for the whole night.

Hazrat Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrates from Umm Darda (may Allah be pleased with her), who says that she was asked, "What was the most virtuous deed of Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him)?" She replied: Reflection.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Those whose tongues remain constantly moist with the remembrance of Allah will enter Paradise in such a state that they will be smiling.

Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: Whenever I have spent a night in such a way that in the morning people afflict me with some trouble because of that night, I consider it to be a blessing from Allah upon me.