Hazrat Abu Nazrah narrates that Hazrat Umar sent Hazrat Harm bin Hayan as the leader of an army. Then Harm became angry with one of the enemies and ordered him to be killed. After that, he turned to his companions and said, "May Allah deprive you of goodness! When I did this, why did you not advise me, and why did you not restrain me from my anger? By Allah, I will not be the leader of any of your affairs." Then he wrote a letter to Hazrat Umar, saying, "O Commander of the Faithful! I do not have the strength to handle the affairs of the people. Please send someone else for this task."

Hazrat Harm bin Hayan used to say that I do not consider Hell to be something from which one who is fleeing can sleep, nor do I consider Paradise to be something for which one who is seeking it can sleep.

Humaid bin Hilal (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Haram bin Hayan was the governor of some villages in the region of Ahwaz. One of his companions asked him for permission to go home, but he refused to grant permission. Humaid bin Hilal says that Haram bin Hayan was delivering the Friday sermon when suddenly a man put his hand on his nose and asked for permission. Haram signaled to him with his hand to go. He left, went to his house, fulfilled his need, and then returned. Haram asked him, "Where were you?" He replied, "Did you not see that when I stood up holding my nose, you told me to go?" So Haram said, "Leave bad people for a bad time."

Bakr says that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will fulfill every need of the believer. And he will be questioned according to his wish.

Saeed Jariri (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Mouriq Al-Ajli passed by the gathering of the tribe of Hai and greeted them with salam. They replied to his salam, and a man asked him, "Is your condition completely fine?" He replied, "I only wish that even a tenth of it would be fine."

Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a person cannot be pious until he refrains from anger and greed.

It is narrated from Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) in the commentary of the noble verse { فَلأَنْفُسِہِمْ یَمْہَدُونَ } that it is about the grave.

It is narrated from Mujahid regarding the noble verse { وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّہِ جَنَّتَانِ } that the person who fears Allah by refraining from insisting on sin in this world.

Hazrat A'mash says that when I saw Mujahid, I thought that perhaps he was a potter whose donkey had gone missing and whom he was searching for.

Hazrat Mujahid said that whenever a day passes from this world, it says: "All praise is due to Allah, Who has taken me out of this world; now I will never return to it."