38380 - He said: Al-Hasan said: Faith, faith! For whoever is a believer, he will have with Allah intercessors who will intercede.

Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) says that if a person speaks well and his actions are good, accept his words; and if a person speaks well but his actions are bad, then do not accept his words.

Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) says that it is part of hypocrisy for the heart and tongue to differ, for the outward and hidden to differ, and for the inside and outside to differ.

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him),“O Ka’b, tell us something about death.”He replied,“Why not, O Commander of the Faithful! It is like a branch with many thorns, which is inserted into the belly of a person, and every thorn becomes entangled in a vein. Then someone pulls it out forcefully; whatever comes out, comes out, and whatever remains, remains.”

Hazrat Hassan bin Atiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It has reached me that Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will say on the Day of Judgment: O son of Adam! Since We created you, We have remained silent regarding you. So today, you remain silent, and We will recite to you your book of deeds. Whoever sees a good book of deeds should praise Allah, and whoever sees a bad book of deeds should only blame himself. For these are your own books of deeds which We are returning to you.

Hazrat Zumrah, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Abu Rayhanah, may Allah have mercy on him, asked his companion from the artillery for permission to go home. He said, "O Abu Rayhanah, when will you return?" He replied, "Either tonight or within one night." Then, when he came, he went to the mosque and kept praying until morning. Then he called for his mount and set off towards the artillery. People said, "O Abu Rayhanah, did you not take permission to go home?" He replied, "My commander gave me permission for only one night. Therefore, I neither lie nor break my promise." The narrator states that he set off towards his artillery and did not go to his family, and at that time Abu Rayhanah's destination was Bayt al-Maqdis.

Hazrat Yahya bin Kathir narrates that Abdullah bin Salam slapped one of his slaves. Upon this, he (Abdullah bin Salam) began to weep and said, "Take retribution from me." But the slave said, "O master! I will not take retribution from you." Then Ibn Salam said, "Allah Almighty will forgive every sin except for a slap on the face."

Hazrat Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) says that every person has a certain status and rank in the beginning. Then, if he shows humility, Allah increases his status, and if he shows arrogance, Allah lowers his status and rank.

It is narrated from Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the interpretation of Allah Almighty’s statement { مَنْ یَعْمَلْ سُوئًا یُجْزَ بِہِ } that when Allah intends to humiliate someone. But if Allah intends to honor a person, then Allah overlooks his mistakes and grants him a place in Paradise, as Allah has said: { وَعْدَ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِی کَانُوا یُوعَدُونَ }.

Hazrat Abu Salih narrates that Abu Alaa Yazid bin Abdullah bin Al-Shikhir used to faint while reciting the Qur'an.