Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, the pious people will be my friends, even if they are not close to me in lineage (or even if they are). (Beware) lest it happens that people bring (righteous) deeds to me, while you bring the world (with its betrayals and the rights of others that you have usurped) on your shoulders and call out: O Muhammad! And I, turning away to this side and that, will say: No." Then he turned to both his sides.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that I said: O Messenger of Allah! When Allah sends His punishment upon the people of the earth, there will be righteous people among them as well, will they also be destroyed (along with the evil ones)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah sends down punishment, the righteous also become afflicted with that punishment, but their resurrection will be according to their intentions."

A man from the tribe of Banu Sulaym narrates: Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, continues to test His servant through the blessings He has granted him. Whoever is content with Allah’s decree regarding himself, Allah grants him blessing and abundance in those blessings, and whoever is not content, no blessing is placed in those blessings for him.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: A person fights in jihad for reward and for fame and reputation; what do you think about him? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He will not receive any (reward)." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times: "He will not receive any (reward)." Then he said: "Indeed, Allah the Exalted accepts only those deeds which are done purely for Him and for seeking His pleasure."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah the Exalted says: O son of Adam! (Free yourself from every other task and) devote yourself to My worship, I will make you free of need and fulfill your poverty and hunger. If you do not do so, I will keep you occupied with worldly affairs and (never) fulfill your poverty."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "On the Day of Resurrection, the very first reckoning of a servant will be as follows: it will be said to him, 'Did I not make your body healthy? Did I not quench your thirst with cool water?'"

Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Before you is a difficult pass (of the Hereafter), and the one who will be saved from it is the one who is light (unburdened by sins)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, some of you will worship so much that people and even they themselves will be amazed, but they will leave the religion (out of aversion) just as an arrow swiftly passes through its prey, tearing it and coming out the other side."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty bestows certain blessings upon some people especially for the benefit of His servants. If they continue to spend (in charity), those blessings remain with them, but if they withhold (from giving charity and alms), He takes those blessings away from them and gives them to others."

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, "Some of Allah's servants recognize other people through their intelligence and insight."