It is narrated from Hazrat Nu'man bin Bashir that he says the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The example of all the believers is like that of a single person. If a person's head complains, the whole body shares in fever and sleeplessness with it."

Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d narrates from the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:“A believer, in relation to other believers, is like the head to the body. A believer feels the pain of the people of faith just as the head feels the pain of the rest of the body.”

Hazrat Nu'man bin Bashir narrates from the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he (peace be upon him) said: The example of a believer is like that of a body; when one part of it is in pain, the rest of the body also shares in that pain.

It is narrated from Hasan that he says: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No person raises himself except that Allah lowers him, and no person humbles himself except that Allah elevates him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that he says: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: "Recite the Qur'an to me." Hazrat Abdullah says, I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon you! Should I recite it to you, while it has been revealed to you?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I desire to hear it from someone other than myself." The narrator says, so I began to recite Surah An-Nisa, until when I reached { فَکَیْفَ إذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ کُلِّ أُمَّۃٍ بِشَہِیدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِکَ عَلَی ہَؤُلاَئِ شَہِیدًا }, I raised my head... or a man sitting beside me made me attentive... so I saw that the eyes of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, were flowing with tears.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Busr that a Bedouin asked the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "Who among the people is the best?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are good."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah that he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, it is a sign of a man's good fortune that his life is long and Allah Almighty grants him the ability to turn towards Him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best among you are those whose lives are long and whose deeds are good.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaddad that he says: Three people from the tribe of Banu Udhrah came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and accepted Islam. The narrator says: The Prophet asked, "Who will take care of these people on my behalf?" The narrator says: Hazrat Talha said, "I will." Talha says: So they stayed with me. He says that the people had to go on a journey. The narrator says: So one of them went out on a journey and was martyred. Then another journey came up, so the second man joined it and he too was martyred. The narrator says: The third man remained until he died on his bed due to illness. Hazrat Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Then I saw in a dream that I had entered Paradise. I recognized those people by their names and signs. He says: So the man among them who had died on his bed entered Paradise before the other two. And the second martyr came after him. And the first martyr among them came last of all. The narrator says: Seeing this, a thought came to my heart. He says: I went to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this matter to him. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No one has more virtue in the sight of Allah than the elderly person who spent his life in Islam, because he recited La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar, Subhan Allah, and Alhamdulillah."

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakrah narrates from his father that he said: A man came to the service of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: "Who among the people is the best?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are good." The questioner asked: "Who among the people is the worst?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are bad."