It is narrated from Ubayd bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) established brotherhood between two men. One of them was martyred in the way of Allah, and then the other died about a week later. When the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) offered his funeral prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "What supplication did you make for him?" They replied, "We prayed to Allah to forgive him, have mercy on him, and unite him with his companion." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Where did the prayers go that he offered after his companion's prayers? And where did the deeds go that he performed after him?" Or he said: "Where did the fasts go that he observed after him?" The distance between the two is greater than the distance between the earth and the sky." Hasan, narrated by Abu Dawood and Nasa'i.

It is narrated from Abu Kabsha Anmari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "There are three qualities upon which I swear, and I will tell you a hadith, so remember it. The things upon which I swear are these: Charity does not decrease a servant's wealth; if a servant is wronged and he is patient over it, then Allah increases his honor in return; and when a servant asks from others, Allah makes him fall into poverty. As for the thing I am going to tell you, remember it well." Then he said: "The world is for four kinds of people: One is the servant whom Allah has given wealth and knowledge, and he fears his Lord regarding it, maintains family ties, and acts for the sake of Allah according to that (knowledge); this is the highest rank. Another is the servant whom Allah has given knowledge but not wealth, and his intention is good; he says: If I had wealth, I would spend like such-and-such (wealthy) person; the reward for both of them is equal. And another is the servant whom Allah has given wealth but not knowledge, so he goes astray because of his wealth without knowledge, and he neither fears his Lord, nor maintains family ties, nor spends it as is right; this person is at the worst level. And another is the servant whom Allah has given neither wealth nor knowledge, and he says: If I had wealth, I would act (i.e., spend) like such-and-such person; he only intends (evil), and the sin of both of them is equal." (Tirmidhi) And he said: This hadith is authentic. Its chain is weak, said al-Tirmidhi.

It is narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, when Allah intends good for a servant, He employs him in (acts of obedience)." It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! How does He employ him? He said: "He grants him the ability to do righteous deeds before death." Sahih, narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wise person is the one who holds himself accountable and acts for what comes after death, and the foolish person is the one who lets his soul follow its desires and places hope upon Allah (that He is Forgiving and Merciful)." Its chain is weak. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.

It is narrated from a companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: We were sitting in a gathering when suddenly the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, and there were traces of water (i.e., from bathing) on his head. We said: O Messenger of Allah! We see you in a cheerful mood. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." The narrator states, then people began to discuss wealth (whether it is permissible or impermissible). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm in wealth for the one who fears Allah, and for a pious person, good health is better than wealth, and true happiness is among the blessings." Its chain is authentic, narrated by Ahmad.

Sufyan Thawri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: In the past, wealth was considered undesirable, whereas today it is the shield of a believer. And he said: If we did not have dinars, these kings would consider us worthless. And he said: Whoever has wealth in his hand should make it useful (and not waste it), because this is such a time that if he becomes needy, he will be the first person to sell his religion for worldly gain. And he said: Lawful wealth cannot bear extravagance. Weak, rejected; narrated in Sharh al-Sunnah.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, a caller will call out: Where are those who are sixty years old?" And this (sixty years) is the age about which Allah Almighty said: "Did We not grant you a life long enough for whoever would take heed to take heed, and the warner came to you." Its chain of narration is very weak. It was narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abdullah bin Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Three men from Banu Udhrah came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and they accepted Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Who will take responsibility for their (food and drink) on my behalf?" Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will. So they stayed with him. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent out an army, and one of them went with that army and was martyred. Then he sent out another army, and the second man went with it and he too was martyred. Then the third man died on his bed. The narrator says, Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw all three of them in Paradise (in a dream), and the one who died on his bed was ahead of them, the one who was martyred later was with him, and the one who was martyred first was with the second (martyr). This confused me, so I mentioned it to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he said: "What is strange to you about this? There is no one better in the sight of Allah than a believer who is granted a long life in Islam so that he may glorify, magnify, and declare the oneness of Allah by saying 'La ilaha illallah'." Its chain is weak. Narrated by Ahmad.

Muhammad bin Abi Umairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), narrated that he said: If a servant were to remain prostrating in obedience to Allah from the day of his birth until he grows old and dies, he would still consider it insignificant on the Day of Resurrection, and he would wish that he could be sent back to the world so that he could increase his reward and recompense. Both narrations have been transmitted by Imam Ahmad. Its chain is authentic, narrated by Ahmad.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seventy thousand individuals from my Ummah will enter Paradise without reckoning; they are those who neither seek ruqyah (spiritual healing), nor take omens, and they put their trust in their Lord." Agreed upon.