Abū Dardā' (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “A person does not attain taqwā until he becomes knowledgeable, and he will never be adorned by knowledge until he acts upon it.”
Abū Dardā' (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Goodness is not that your wealth and children increase, rather true goodness is that your forbearance (patience and wisdom) becomes great, your knowledge increases, and that you compete with people in the worship of Allāh – the Mighty and Majestic. If you do good, you praise Allāh - the Exalted; and if you fall short, you seek forgiveness from Allāh – the Mighty and Majestic.”
'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “By Allāh, the one whom there is no (true) deity besides, there is nothing on earth more in need of a long imprisonment than the tongue”
'Amr bin Wāqid said: Yūnus bin Maysarah narrated to us, saying: I heard Mu'āwiyah (may Allāh be pleased with him) say on the pulpit (minbar) of Dimashq (Damascus) said: “Give charity, and none of you must say: ‘I am constrained (or tight fisted),’ for the charity of the one who is constrained is better than the charity of the one who is wealthy.”
'Abdullāh bin 'Umar (may Allāh be pleased with them both) said: “Every bid'ah (religious innovation) is misguidance even if people think it is good.”
Anas bin Mālik (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “You people do (bad) deeds (commit sins) which seem in your eyes as tiny (minute) than hair while we used to consider those (very deeds) during the life-time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) as destructive sins.”
'Abdullāh bin 'Umar (may Allāh be pleased with them both) said: “In the evening do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the evening. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.”
'Aṭā said: I and 'Ubayd bin 'Umayr entered upon 'Ā'ishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) and she said to him: “(If you admonish the people) Lighten in your admonition for indeed the reminder is heavy.”
'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “You are in the passage of day and night, your life decreases [by every passing moment] but your deeds are all preserved and death shall come to you all of a sudden. So, whoever planted good is soon to expect the harvest of happiness, and whoever planted evil is soon to expect the harvest of regret.”
Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq (may Allāh be pleased with him) said: “Where is the beauty and the handsome? Where are those who were delighted by their youth and good looks? Where are the kings who built cities and fenced it with walls? Where are the victorious in wars? They all perished and ended in the depths of dark graves! Hasten and hurry up [to do good deeds] but death is faster.”
