It is narrated from Abdullah Rumi, may Allah have mercy on him, that I went to Umm Talq, may Allah have mercy on her, and said to her: How low is the roof of your house! She said: O my son! The Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote to his ministers not to build tall and spacious buildings, because these will be your worst days.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Habbah bin Khalid and Sayyiduna Suwa’ bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with them) that both of them came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was repairing a wall and a building, so both of them assisted him.

It is narrated from Qais bin Abi Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him), he said: We went to visit Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) when he had branded his body with seven marks. He said: Our friends who passed away before us have departed from this world and the world did not decrease their reward in any way. And as for us, we have been given so much wealth that we find no use for it except to bury it in the earth. If the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had not forbidden us from praying for death, I would have prayed for death.

Qais bin Abi Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once we visited him and he was building his wall. He said: Indeed, whatever a Muslim spends, he is surely rewarded for it, except for what he spends on mud (i.e., construction).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by us while I was repairing my hut (which had become dilapidated). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "What are you doing?" I replied: O Messenger of Allah! I am repairing my hut. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The matter (death) will come even sooner than this."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Nafi' bin 'Abd al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A spacious house, a righteous neighbor, and a comfortable mount are part of a person's happiness."

It is narrated from Thabit (may Allah have mercy on him) that he was with Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) in the upper room of his residence in the corner (where Sayyiduna Anas had his house). They heard the call to prayer, so he came down and I also came down. While walking, he took short steps and said: I was with Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), and he also walked with me in the same way, taking short steps, and said: Do you know why I am walking with you like this? Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) walked with me at this pace, and he (peace be upon him) said:“Do you know why I am walking with you at this pace?”I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace be upon him) said:“So that the number of our steps in seeking the prayer may increase.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until people adorn their houses with decorations resembling embroidered cloths." Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) says: By "marahil" is meant striped cloths.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mughira bin Shu’bah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) secretary, Warad (may Allah have mercy on him), that Sayyiduna Mu’awiya (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) asking him to write and send any hadith he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So he wrote: Indeed, the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite this supplication after every prayer: «لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير، اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت ولا معطي لما منعت، ولا ينفع ذا الجد منك الجد» “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, He is One, He has no partner, to Him belongs the dominion, and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things fully capable. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold. And the greatness of any great one cannot benefit him against You.”He also wrote to him: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) «قيل و قال» forbade it. Likewise, he forbade asking too much and wasting wealth. He also forbade disobeying mothers, burying daughters alive, withholding (charity) and asking from others.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "None of you will be saved (from the Fire) merely because of his deeds." They said: O Messenger of Allah, not even you? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Not even me, unless Allah envelops me in His mercy. So remain steadfast and keep close to the straight path. Worship in the morning, evening, and a part of the night. And adopt moderation; you will reach your goal."