It is narrated about Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he mentioned the world, he used to say: The world and whatever is in it are all accursed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Muawiyah bin Qurrah that he says Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill, so people came to visit him. People asked: What is it that you are suffering from? He replied: From my sins. He was asked: What is it that you desire? He replied: Paradise. It was said: Shall we call a doctor for you? He replied: It is He (Allah) who has laid me on this bed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Aslam that he says Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Continue seeking goodness throughout your life and present yourselves before the breezes of Allah’s mercy, for there are certain breezes of Allah’s mercy which Allah bestows upon whomever He wills among His servants. And ask Allah to conceal your secrets and to grant you safety from your fears.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The best place of worship for a person is his house, in which he guards his tongue and his gaze. And beware, avoid the marketplace, for it leads to vain talk and causes heedlessness.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that he says: Whoever scrutinizes becomes deprived, and whoever does not show patience in distressing matters becomes helpless. The narrator says that Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you lend to people, people will also lend to you, and if you forsake them, they will not forsake you. The narrator said: Then what do you command me? Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Take a loan from your honor for the days of your poverty.

37319 - He said: Abu al-Darda said: If you criticize people, they will criticize you, and if you leave them, they will not leave you. He said: So what do you command me? He said: Lend from your (honor) (1) for the day of your poverty (2).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu’l-Bakhtari that he says: Once, there was a fire burning under the pot of Hazrat Abu’d-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him), and Hazrat Salman was with him, when suddenly Hazrat Abu’d-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) heard a sound from the pot. Then that sound turned into the sound of weeping, like the cry of a child. The narrator says: Then the pot fell and turned upside down, then it returned to its place, but nothing from it was spilled. So Hazrat Abu’d-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) began to call out: O Salman! See this strange thing! See something the like of which neither you nor your father have seen. Hazrat Salman said: If you had remained silent, you would have heard one of the great signs of Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Hazrat Humaid bin Hilal that he says Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When I stand for reckoning, the thing I fear the most is that it will be said to me, "Indeed, you had knowledge. So what did you do with what you knew?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd, he says: Two oxen passed by Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him), both of them were yoked in work. Then one of them stood up, so the other also stood up. Upon this, Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Surely, there is a lesson in this.

Hazrat Ya'la (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Waleed narrates that he said: I was walking with Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him). He says: I asked, "O Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him)! What do you prefer for the one whom you love?" He replied: "Death." The narrator says: I said to him, "But if he does not die?" He replied: "That his children and wealth become less."