[Machine] I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and when he saw me, I heard him say, "This is the master of the Arabs." He then said, "When we descended, I came to him and started talking to him." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, the wealth that I have does not have any followers from guests, and my dependents have increased." He said, "The best wealth is 40 dinars and more, and woe to those who have 200 dinars, unless they give in its messengers, emergencies, and to the poor, and slaughter their fat camels to feed the contented and the needy." I said, "O Prophet of Allah, what noble manners and good conduct!" He said, "What do you do?" I said, "The camels graze, and people come and whoever wishes takes the lead of a she-camel and takes it away." He said, "What do you do with the weak camels?" I said, "I do not give away the young or the wounded she-camels." He said, "What is more beloved to you, your wealth or the wealth of your allies?" I said, "My wealth is more beloved to me than the wealth of my allies." He said, "Then, you have from your wealth what you have eaten and exhausted, or what you have worn and worn out, or what you have given away and spent, and otherwise they gather it and give it to you." I said, "By Allah, even if they remain, I will spend their number." Al-Hasan said, "So he did, by Allah." When death approached Qays, he said, "O my sons, take advice from me. I find nothing more sincere for you than what I advise you with when I die. So, honor your elders and do not dishonor your young ones, as people will laugh at you and disrespect you. And be wary of asking, as it is the end of a person's earning. For no one asks except that his earning is left behind. And when I die, do not wail over me, as I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbidding wailing. Shroud me in the same clothes that I used to pray and fast in. And when you bury me, do not bury me in a place where anyone can see me, for there were some disputes between me and Bakr ibn Wail in the time of ignorance, and I fear they may dig me up and do things that would harm your religion and worldly affairs." Al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "He advised them during his life and he advised them in death."

قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «هَذَا سَيِّدُ أَهْلِ الْعَرَبِ» قَالَ فَلَمَّا نَزَلْنَا أَتَيْتُهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُحَدِّثُهُ قَالَ قُلْتٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الْمَالُ الَّذِي لَا يَكُونُ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ تَبِعَةٌ مِنْ ضَيْفٍ ضَافَنِي وَعِيَالٍ كَثُرُوا قَالَ «نِعْمَ الْمَالُ الْأَرْبَعُونَ وَالْأَكْثَرُ السِّتُّونَ وَوَيْلٌ لِأَصْحَابِ الْمِائَتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى فِي رِسْلِهَا وَنَجْدَتِهَا وَأَفْقَرَ ظَهْرًا وَنَحَرَ سَمِينَهَا فَأَطْعَمَ الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ مَا أَكْرَمَ هَذِهِ الْأَخْلَاقَ وَأَحْسَنَهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا يَحِلُّ بِالْوَادِي الَّذِي أَكُونُ فِيهِ لِكَثْرَةِ إِبِلِي قَالَ «فَكَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ؟» قُلْتُ تَغْدُو الْإِبِلُ وَيَغْدُو النَّاسُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ بَعِيرٍ فَذَهَبَ بِهِ فَقَالَ «مَا تَصْنَعُ بِإِفْقَارِ الظَّهْرِ؟» قُلْتُ إِنِّي لَا أُفْقِرُ الصَّغِيرَ وَلَا النَّابَ المُدْبِرَةَ قَالَ «فَمَالُكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمْ مَالُ مَوَالِيكَ؟» قَالَ قُلْتُ مَالِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ مَالِ مَوَالِيَّ قَالَ «فَإِنَّ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ مَا أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَيْتَ أَو لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ أَو أَعْطَيْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ وَإِلَّا فَلُمُّوا إِلَيْكَ» فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَئِنْ بَقِيَتُ لَأَفْنِيَنَّ عَدَدَهَا قَالَ الْحَسَنُ فَفَعَلَ وَاللهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْ قَيْسًا الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ خُذُوا عَنِّي لَا أَجِدُ أَنْصَحَ لَكُمْ مِنِّي إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَسَوِّدُوا كِبَارَكُمْ وَلَا تُسَوِّدُوا صِغَارَكُمْ فَيَسْتَسْفِهَكُمُ النَّاسُ فَيَهُونُوا عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِاسْتِصْلَاحِ الْمَالِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْبَهَةُ الْكَرِيمِ وَيُسْتَغْنَى بِهِ عَنِ اللَّئِيمِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمَسْأَلَةَ فَإِنَّهَا آخِرُ كَسْبِ الْمَرْءِ إِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يَسْأَلْ إِلَّا تَرَكَ كَسْبَهُ وَإِذَا مُتُّ فَلَا تَنُوحُوا عَلَيَّ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «يَنْهَى عَنِ النِّيَاحَةِ» وَكَفِّنُونِي فِي ثِيَابِي الَّتِي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فِيهَا وَأَصُومُ وَإِذَا دَفَنْتُمُونِي فَلَا تَدْفِنُونِي فِي مَوْضِعٍ يَطَّلِعُ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ فَإِنَّهٌ قَدْ كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ بَكْرِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ خَمَاشَاتٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَنْبُشُونِي فَيَصْنَعُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ مَا يَذْهَبُ فِيهِ دِينُكُمْ وَدُنْيَاكُمْ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ نَصَحَ لَهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ وَنَصَحَ لَهُمْ فِي الْمَمَاتِ

[Machine] I heard Abu Imran Al-Jawni recite this verse:

"Have you not heard of those who disputed with David about the wall, when they entered his private chamber and David was alarmed by them? They said, 'Do not be afraid. We are two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so decide between us with truth and do not exceed [the right] and guide us to the sound path.' '[Surah Sad, 38: 21-22]

Then David said to them, "Sit down and let us judge the matter." And when they had sat down, he said, "One of you is the one who wronged the other, so if you want me to judge in your case fairly, bring me a hundred sheep as a fine. And when he had wronged him, he said, "Indeed, this is my brother. He has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he convinced me with his speech."

David replied, "Surely, he has wronged you in demanding your ewe for his [flock of] ewes. And many partners oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and what few they are. And David became certain that We had tried him, so he said, "Indeed, I have wronged myself, and I bow in repentance to You, O Allah, so forgive me." And he bowed down in prostration for forty nights and days, barely raising his head [in prayer] except for the compulsory prayers. He said, "This is how I am now, and my forehead, hands, and knees are wounded."

Then an angel came to him and said, "O David, I am a messenger from your Lord. And He says to you, 'Raise your head, for I have forgiven you.'" David said, "O Lord, how can You forgive me when You are an equitable judge and the one who should not exceed the bounds of justice? How can You forgive me for the darkness of a man's wrongdoing?" Allah left him and did not answer his plea. Then another angel came to him and said, "O David, I am a messenger from your Lord. And He says to you that on the Day of Judgment, you and the son of Surayya will come to me, disputing a case, and I will rule in his favor against you. Then I will ask him to give me the ewe as a gift, and he will willingly give it to me. Then I will return it to you as a favor. And then I will forgive your sins." David said, "Now I know, O Lord, that You have forgiven me."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيَّ وَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ نَبَأُ الْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَ إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَى دَاوُدَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ} قَالَ تَسَوَّرُوا عَلَى دَاوُدَ {فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ خَصْمَانِ بَغَى بَعْضُنَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَاهْدِنَا إِلَى سَوَاءِ الصِّرَاطِ} [ص 22] فَقَالَ لَهُمَا اجْلِسَا مَجْلِسَ الْخَصْمِ فَجَلَسَا مَجْلِسَ الْخَصْمِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا قُصَّا فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا {إِنَّ هَذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِي فِي الْخِطَابِ} [ص 23] قَالَ فَعَجِبَ دَاوُدُ {قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَى نِعَاجِهِ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْ الْخُلَطَاءِ لَيَبْغِي بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ} [ص 24] قَالَ فَأَغْلَظَ لَهُ أَحَدُهُمَا وَقَالَ يَا دَاوُدُ إِنَّكَ لَأَهَلٌ أَنْ يُقْرَعَ رَأْسُكَ بِالْعَصَا وَارْتَفَعَا فَعَرَفَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّمَا وُبِّخَ بِذَنْبِهِ قَالَ «فَسَجَدَ مَكَانَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً لَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ إِلَّا إِلَى صَلَاةِ فَرِيضَةٍ» قَالَ «حَتَّى يَبِسَ وَقَرِحَتْ جَبْهَتُهُ وَقَرِحَتْ كَفَّاهُ وَرُكْبَتَاهُ» قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ مَلَكٌ فَقَالَ يَا دَاوُدُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ رَبِّكَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ لَكَ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ؛ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ فَقَالَ فَكَيْفَ يَا رَبِّ وَأَنْتَ حَكَمٌ عَدْلٌ وَأَنْتَ دَيَّانُ الدَّيْنِ لَا يُتَجَوَّزُ عَنْكَ ظُلْمُ ظَالِمٍ كَيْفَ تَغْفِرُ لِي ظُلَامَةَ الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ فَتُرِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ مَلَكٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا دَاوُدُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ رَبِّكَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ لَكَ إِنَّكَ تَأْتِينِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنْتَ وَابْنُ صُورِيَّا تَخْتَصِمَانِ إِلَيَّ فَأَقْضِي لَهُ عَلَيْكَ ثُمَّ أَسْأَلُهَا إِيَّاهُ فَيَهَبَهَا لِي ثُمَّ أُعْطِيهِ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى يَرْضَى ثُمَّ أَغْفِرُهَا لَكَ قَالَ الْآنَ أَعْلَمُ يَا رَبِّ أَنَّكَ قَدْ غَفَرْتَ لِي