Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My beloved (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me that in matters concerning Allah, the blame of any critic should not prevent me from doing any good deed, and that I should look towards those who are lower than me and not towards those who are above me, and he advised me to love the poor and to be close to them. And he advised me to speak the truth even if it is bitter, and he instructed me to maintain ties of kinship even if they turn away, and he advised me not to ask anything from anyone, and that I should recite «لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ» frequently, for it is among the treasures of Paradise.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "When you go out in the morning, be either a scholar, or a learner and teacher of knowledge, or a listener, or a friend (of knowledge). Do not be of the fifth type of person, otherwise you will be destroyed."

Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) says: A person said to Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): You have given us fatwas about everything; it seems you will soon start giving us fatwas even about defecation. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever relieves himself or commits impurity on a path used by Muslims, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people."

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which person is the best?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are good." He asked, "And who is bad?" He replied: "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are bad."

Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The example of the one who is lenient regarding Allah’s matters and the one who upholds Allah’s rights is like a people who boarded a boat. One man found a place and said: ‘This is your path and your passage is over me. I will make a hole here, then I will perform ablution from this hole and take water from there, and in this way fulfill my need.’”Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If they leave him to make the hole, he will destroy himself and all of them as well. But if they take hold of his hand, he will be saved and all of them will be saved.”

Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and with her were her two sons. She came and asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for something, so he gave her three dates, as if there was one date for each of them. She gave each of her sons one date. They ate them, then both of them began to look towards their mother, so she split the third date and divided it equally between them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Because of her mercy towards her sons, Allah Almighty also had mercy on this woman."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I bear witness before Allah that when an intelligent person slips, Allah elevates him even higher; then when he stumbles, Allah elevates him even higher; then if he slips again, Allah raises him up until he enters Paradise."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Jacob (peace be upon him) had a foster brother, who one day said to Jacob (peace be upon him): ‘Jacob! Why has your eyesight gone and why has your back become bent?’ He replied: ‘My eyesight has gone from weeping over Joseph (peace be upon him), and the grief for my son Benjamin has bent my back.’ At that moment, Gabriel (peace be upon him) came and said: ‘O Jacob (peace be upon him)! Allah, the Exalted, sends you greetings of peace and says: Do you not feel ashamed that you complain about Me to others besides Me?’ So Jacob (peace be upon him) said: ‘Indeed, I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah.’ Gabriel (peace be upon him) said: ‘O Jacob! The One to Whom you complain, Allah, knows it well.’ Then Jacob (peace be upon him) said: ‘O my Lord! Do You not have mercy on an old man? O Allah! You have taken my eyesight, You have bent my back, so return my flower Joseph to me so that I may smell him before my death. O Allah! Then do with me as You wish.’ Then Gabriel (peace be upon him) came and said: ‘Jacob! Allah sends you greetings of peace and says: Rejoice and let your heart be glad. By My honor and majesty, even if both of them had died, I would surely have brought them back to life for you. Now arrange food for the poor, for My most beloved servants are the poor, and do you know why your eyesight was taken, and why your back was bent, and why what Joseph’s brothers said was done? Because you slaughtered a goat and a poor man came to you while he was fasting, but you did not give him food.’ And after that, whenever Jacob (peace be upon him) intended to eat breakfast, he would send a caller who would announce: ‘If there is any poor person among the needy who is fasting, let him come and break his fast with Jacob (peace be upon him).’”

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Glad tidings are for the one who saw me and believed in me, and glad tidings are also for the one who saw the person who saw me."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Who is the most beloved person to Allah Almighty and which deed is the most beloved to Allah? So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most beloved person to Allah Almighty is the one who brings the most benefit to people, and the most beloved deed to Allah from all deeds is to bring happiness to a Muslim, or to remove his hardship, or to pay off his debt, or to remove his hunger. And if I walk with my brother to fulfill his need, that walking is more beloved to me than sitting in i'tikaf in this mosque of Madinah for a month. And whoever restrains his anger, Allah Almighty will cover his faults, and whoever suppresses his anger despite having the power to act upon it, Allah Almighty will fill his heart with hope on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever walks with his brother in his need until he fulfills it, Allah Almighty will make his feet firm on the Day when feet will slip."