It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Would that you wore clothing softer than this clothing of yours and ate food more pleasant than this food of yours, when Allah has granted you victory and widened your provision! He said: I will have you judge the matter by your own self. Then he spoke about the circumstances of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the hardship of his life, until Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) began to weep. Then Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have resolved that I will share in the hard life of my two companions (the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)), so that I may attain the life of ease with them (in the Hereafter). This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs; Mus'ab bin Sa'd is among the senior Tabi'un and used to visit the Mothers of the Believers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The nobility of a believer is his religion, his manliness (muru'ah) is his intellect, and his honour is his good character." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim, though they did not record it, and it also has a supporting narration.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The nobility of a believer is his religion, his manliness (muru'ah) is his intellect, and his honour (the perfection of lineage) is his good character."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You cannot satisfy all people with your wealth (for wealth is limited), but your cheerful face and good character can suffice for them all."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as a marfu' report (traced to the Prophet), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You cannot suffice people with your wealth, but your cheerful face and good character can be a means of embracing them." The meaning of this hadith is close to the first one, though the two Shaykhs did not narrate from Abdullah bin Sa'id.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Doing acts of kindness and goodness to people protects a person from an evil end, calamities and destruction; and those who do good in this world are the people of good (the successful) in the Hereafter." Imam Abu Ali al-Hafiz says: I wrote this hadith only from al-Saffar; its narrators Muhammad bin Ishaq and his son are among the people of Basrah, and no criticism of them is known. Also, the part "the people of good in this world" is narrated through the report of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) as well, which is mentioned among the supporting narrations.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says concerning the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, "Take to forgiveness" [Surah al-A'raf: 199] : Allah Almighty commanded His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to accept forgiveness (what comes easily) from the character of people. This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Bukhari; he used al-Tufawi as evidence, but did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Allah Almighty revealed this verse, "Take to forgiveness, enjoin what is right, and turn away from the ignorant" [Surah al-A'raf: 199] , only concerning the character of people. This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs.

Bahz bin Hakim narrates from his father, from his grandfather (Mu'awiyah bin Haydah), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) detained a man from their people on some accusation. A man from their people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was delivering a sermon and said: O Muhammad, for what crime have you detained my neighbours? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. Then he said again: Some people say that you forbid evil but do it yourself in private (Allah forbid). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What are you saying?" So I (the narrator) began to steer the conversation between them, fearing that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would understand the matter and invoke a supplication against my people after which they would never prosper. But he (peace and blessings be upon him) understood it and said: "Have they said that (or has one of them said it)? By Allah, if I were to do so, my state would be the same (as that of wrongdoers). Release his neighbours." The discussion about the Sahifah of Bahz bin Hakim has already passed, and the supporting narrations of this hadith are in the two Sahihs (such as the incident of the Najrani cloak and the story of the Battle of Hunayn).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three traits; whoever has them, Allah will take him into His shelter (protection), cover him with His mercy and admit him into His love." It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what are they? He said: "The one who, when he is given (something), gives thanks; when he has power, forgives; and when he becomes angry, cools down." The chain of this hadith is sahih; Umar bin Rashid is a Shaykh from an area on the outskirts of Madinah, from whom senior hadith scholars have narrated.