Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Zaid narrates that he said: I heard Umar bin Abdul Aziz delivering a sermon at the place of Khanasirah. Thus, I heard him say: The best worship is the fulfillment of obligatory duties and the avoidance of forbidden things.

It is narrated from Hazrat Azhar that he said: I saw Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz delivering a sermon to the people at the place of Khunasirah. He was wearing a patched shirt.

Hazrat Umar bin Al-Waleed narrates. He says that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz came out one Friday … his body was very weak … he delivered the sermon as he used to deliver the sermon. Then he said: O people! Whoever among you does a good deed should praise Allah. And whoever among you does a bad deed should seek forgiveness from Allah. Because it is necessary for people that they perform deeds and Allah will place those deeds upon their necks and will record those deeds for them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ma'rif that he says: I saw Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz at the place of Arafah, delivering a sermon to the people, and he was wearing two green garments. May Allah have mercy on him, when he mentioned death, he said: It is a severe pain, but not like ordinary severe pains. It is a severe grief, but not like ordinary severe griefs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umar bin Zar that he says: I have not seen any person more God-fearing than Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Yahya bin Saeed that he said: It has reached me that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz delivered a sermon to the people at the place of Arafah. He said: O people! You have come from far and near, thus you have made your animals weak and your clothes old, but the fortunate one is not he whose mount has gone ahead, rather the fortunate one is he whose (deeds) have been accepted.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz, he says: Mentioning blessings is also gratitude for them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Amr bin Muhajir that he says: The shirt and clothes of Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz were between the ankles and the place where the strap is tied.

It is narrated from Hazrat Muhallab bin Uqbah that he said: When Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz delivered a sermon, he would say: Among the deeds most beloved to Allah Almighty are moderation in wealth, forgiveness when able, and gentleness when in authority. Whoever shows gentleness to a servant (of Allah) in this world, Allah Almighty will show gentleness to him on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaid bin Abdul Malik that he said Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz used to say: O Allah! Reform that person in whose reformation lies the reformation of the Ummah of Muhammad. And O Allah! Destroy that person in whose destruction lies the reformation of the Ummah of Muhammad.