It is narrated from Hazrat Talha bin Yahya that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz used to send messengers. The narrator says: A freed slave of Hazrat Umar, without his permission, made a man ride on the postal horse. The narrator says: So he (Umar) called him and said: Remain as you are until you assess its value and then deposit it in the Bayt al-Mal (public treasury).

It is narrated from Hazrat Jamee’ bin Abdullah that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz forbade the messenger from attaching iron to one side of the stick with which animals are struck. The narrator says: He also forbade heavy bridles.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aamir bin Abd Qais that he says: There are four things in luxury: women, clothing, food, and sleep. As for women, by God, for me seeing a woman and seeing a goat are the same. And as for clothing, by God! Whatever cloth I have found to cover my private parts, I do not care for any other clothing. And as for food and sleep, indeed both of these overpower me. By God! I will trouble myself with both of them. Hasan says: By God! He harmed both of them.

37837 - Al-Hasan said: So he harmed (by Allah, both of them) (1).

It is narrated from Hasan that he said: I went to the house of Hazrat Amir, and he had only one pitcher in which was water for his ablution and drinking, or a basket in which was his food.

It is narrated from Hasan that he said: The part of the body of Hazrat Amir bin Abd Qais that touched the ground was as hard as that of a camel.

It is narrated from Sahm bin Shaqiq that he says: I went to Hazrat Amir bin Abd Qais and sat at his door. Then he came out after taking a bath, so I said: I think you like bathing. He replied: I bathe often. Then he asked: What do you need? I said: I have come for hadith. He said: Do you think that I love hadith?

It is narrated from Hazrat Muhammad bin Sirin that he says Hazrat Amir bin Abdullah was asked, "Why have you not married?" He replied, "I have no desire for it, nor do I have wealth. Therefore, I cannot deceive any Muslim woman."

It is narrated from Hazrat Thabit that he says Hazrat Aamir bin Abd Qais said to his two paternal cousins: Entrust your matter to Allah.

Hazrat Amir bin Abdullah says that I find myself saddened by four things about Basra: its muezzins responding to each other, the thirst of the hot summer afternoons, the fact that my friends are there, and that it is my homeland.