Hazrat Husain (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the person who snatches wealth from an orphan and gives it to a needy person is like the one who earns through unlawful means and spends in unlawful places.

Hazrat Amr bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when Allah Almighty commands punishment for the inhabitants of the earth, the angels say, "O Allah! Among them are also children."

Hazrat Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) says that whenever a person frequently remembers death, this is reflected in his actions.

Hazrat Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray: O Allah, if anyone is permitted to perform prayer in the grave, then grant me permission to perform prayer in my grave.

Hazrat Humaid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that we used to go to Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), and Thabit would also be with us. Whenever he passed by a mosque, he would pray in it. When we came to Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he would ask, "Where is Thabit? Where is Thabit? Where is Thabit? He is such a person whom I love."

Hazrat Hammad narrates from his father that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said (but he did not say that I was also present) that everything has a key, and the key to goodness is steadfastness.

Hazrat Ismail bin Abi Khalid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that once the Children of Israel were afflicted by hunger. A man passed by another and said, "I wish that this desert would turn into flour and I would feed all the Children of Israel." So Allah Almighty granted him reward for his intention.

Hazrat Saeed bin Abi Burdah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that it is said that wisdom is the lost property of the believer; wherever he finds it, he acquires it.

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) says in the explanation of Allah Almighty’s statement { اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُہُمْ } that“that which has been promised to them.”

Hazrat Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) says that renunciation (zuhd) in the world is by reducing hopes, not by wearing woolen clothes. And it is also mentioned that Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say that renunciation in the world is to abandon seeking praise. He used to say: Act for the Hereafter, do not intend that people will praise you for your actions. And Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say that renunciation in the world remains as long as the unlawful does not overcome your patience and the lawful does not overcome your gratitude.