It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ya’la (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When Hazrat Rabi’ bin Khuthaym would pass by any gathering, he would say: Speak good words, do good deeds, persist in good actions. Do not let your hearts become hardened, nor let your respite become prolonged, and do not be like those who said,“We have heard,”while in fact they had not heard.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ya’la (may Allah be pleased with him) that he says: When Hazrat Rabi’ was asked,“How did you begin your morning?”he would reply:“We began our morning in a state of weakness and sinfulness, eating our sustenance and awaiting our deaths.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Rabee’ that he says: I do not like that a servant should make this supplication to his Lord, saying: O Allah! You have decreed mercy upon Yourself, You have made this decision upon Yourself. (By saying this) the servant shows laziness. I have not seen anyone saying: O my Lord! What was obligatory upon me, I have fulfilled; so now fulfill what is obligatory upon You.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rabi' bin Khuthaym that he said: There is no absent thing better than death for which a believer waits.

It is narrated about Hazrat Rabi’ bin Khuthaym that at the time of his death he made a will. He said: These are the things which Rabi’ bin Khuthaym acknowledges about himself and bears witness to, and Allah alone is sufficient as a witness. And He is sufficient to reward His righteous servants, and sufficient to grant recompense. I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as my Prophet, and I am pleased for myself and for whoever obeys me that I worship Allah among the worshippers and praise Allah among those who praise, and that I show goodwill to the community of Muslims.

Hazrat Abu Hayyan narrates from his father, who says: I never heard Hazrat Rabi’ bin Khuthaym mention anything about worldly matters. However, once I heard him say: How many mosques does the orphan have.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bakr bin Ma’az that he says: Hazrat Rabi’ bin Khuthaym said to me: O Bakr! Guard your tongue except for that speech which is beneficial to you and not against you. For I have found people to be accused regarding their religion. Obey Allah in what you know, and what you do not know, entrust it to one who knows it. I fear for you more from deliberate actions than from actions done by mistake. Whoever among you is upon goodness today is not better, rather, they are only better than their own final evil. You do not fully follow goodness, nor do you flee from evil as is its due. You have not attained all that Allah Almighty has revealed to Hazrat Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , and all that you recite, you do not know what it is. Those hidden matters which are concealed from people are manifest to Allah. Seek a remedy for this. Then he said to himself: What is the remedy for this? It is that you repent and do not return to it again.

It is narrated from the freed slave of Hazrat Rabee’ that Hazrat Rabee’ was praying at night, and when he reached this verse { أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِینَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّیِّئَاتِ }, he kept repeating it until morning.

It is narrated from Ibrahim, he says that Hazrat Rabee’ used to come to Hazrat Alqamah, and there was a path through his mosque, and women would also pass through the mosque with them, but they would not engage in any inappropriate talk.

It is narrated from Hazrat Rabi' bin Khuthaym regarding { وَإِذًا لاَ تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلاَّ قَلِیلاً }. He said: By "a little," it is meant the respite that is between their death and them.