Hasan says: Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) asked about such a matter that would encompass all deeds (so that all virtues would be included in its meaning). He received the answer: Consider how you like people to treat you, then treat people in the same way.

Hazrat Habib bin Abi Thabit says: The eyebrows of Hazrat Yaqub (peace be upon him) had drooped over his eyes. He used to lift them with a piece of cloth. Once, he was asked: How did this condition happen to you? He replied: Due to old age and the abundance of sorrows. Upon this, Allah the Blessed and Exalted revealed to him: O Yaqub (peace be upon him), have you complained about Me? Hazrat Yaqub (peace be upon him) said: O my Lord! This is a great mistake that has occurred from me. So please forgive me.

Ibn Shihab says: One day I was sitting with Abu Idris Khawlani and he was conversing. So he said: Shall I not tell you who among the people used to consume the best food? When he saw that the people were attentive to him, he said: Yahya bin Zakariya (peace be upon him) used to consume the best food. His practice was that he would eat and drink in the company of animals, because he disliked being a partner in people's (unlawful) earnings.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: Verily, Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) said: "O my Lord, indeed I am in need of whatever good You send down to me." Although, in the sight of Allah Almighty, he was the most honored among His creation. And certainly, he did not even have a small piece of date with him. And due to hunger, his condition had become such that his stomach had stuck to his back.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Aws narrates: A prophet of Allah used to supplicate in this way: O Pure Allah, protect me as You protect a child.

Hazrat Ata bin Yasar says: The unnecessary material blessings of the world were presented to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , so he صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Surely, I have no desire for you. So it (the world) said: If you have no desire for me, soon others besides you will desire me.

Hazrat Abdullah narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: My example and the example of this world is like that of a rider who stops under the shade of a tree on a very hot day, then leaves it and continues on his way (towards his actual destination).

It is narrated from Hazrat Mujahid that Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) says: The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) took my hand—or me—and said to me: O Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), live like a stranger or a traveler, and count yourself among the people of the graves. Hazrat Mujahid says: (After narrating this tradition) Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: When morning comes, do not think about the evening to come, and when evening comes, do not think about the morning to come. And take benefit from your life before your death (comes), and take advantage of your health before your illness (comes), because surely you do not know what your name will be tomorrow (alive or dead).

37022 - Mujahid said: Abdullah ibn Umar said to me: When you wake up in the morning, do not concern yourself with the evening, and when you reach the evening, do not concern yourself with the morning. Take from your life before your death, and from your health before your sickness, for you do not know what your name will be tomorrow.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by us while we were repairing our hut. He (peace be upon him) asked: What is this? I replied: It is our hut which we are fixing. So he (peace be upon him) said: The matter (of the Hour or death) will come even before this (is properly fixed). (Therefore, one should also be concerned about correcting and improving one's deeds in preparation for it.)