It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Khosrow (Kisra) gave the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a mule as a gift. He (peace and blessings be upon him) rode it with a bridle made of a rope of hair, and seated me behind him. Then, after travelling for a while, he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards me and said: "O boy!" I said: Labbayk, O Messenger of Allah (here I am). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Guard the commands of Allah, and Allah will guard you. Observe the rights of Allah, and you will find Him before you. Know Allah in times of ease, and He will know you in times of hardship. When you ask, ask Allah alone, and when you seek help, seek help from Allah alone. The Pen has written everything that is to happen and has dried. So if all the people wanted to bring you a benefit that Allah has not decreed for you, they would not be able to do it; and if all the people wanted to bring you a harm that Allah has not written against you, they would not be able to do it. So if you are able to act with patience together with certainty, then do so; and if you are not able, then be patient, for in being patient over what you dislike there is great good. And know that victory comes with patience, and know that relief comes with distress, and know that with every hardship there is ease." This is a great hadith with a high (short) chain from the narration of Abd al-Malik bin Umayr from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), except that the two Shaykhs did not narrate from Shihab bin Khirash or al-Qaddah in their Sahihs; and this hadith is also narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) through other chains.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Guard the commands of Allah, and Allah will guard you. Observe the rights of Allah, and you will find Him before you. Know Allah in times of plenty and prosperity, and He will know you in times of hardship and difficulty. And know that whatever (harm or good) has reached you was not going to miss you, and whatever has missed you was not going to reach you. And know that if all of creation gathered together to give you something that Allah has not decreed for you, they would not have the power to do it; and if they gathered together to turn away from you something that Allah has decreed for you, they would not be able to do it. So when you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek help, seek help from Allah. And know that success comes with patience, and relief comes with distress, and indeed with hardship there is ease. And know that the Pen has already run with all the matters that are to happen."