[Machine] There was a group of worshipers, among whom was a young boy who they honored, fed, and revered. So, their sacrifice gathering arrived and they brought their sacrifices forward, and he brought his sacrifice forward. His sacrifice was accepted and returned to him. He said: "I continued to worship and wondered where this came from. I did not see any flaws." He said: "He went to his mother and said: 'Oh mother, something great has happened to me. I was with some brothers who fed me, honored me, and revered me. So, their sacrifice gathering arrived, and mine arrived as well. They brought theirs forward, and I brought mine forward. Their sacrifice was accepted and returned, and I looked into my own matter and did not see any flaws. Oh mother, am I from my father's lineage or not?' She said: 'What do you want with this, my son?' He said: 'Indeed, you are my mother regardless. So, tell me.' She said: 'I went out one night to gather firewood, and a man overpowered me. You are the son of that man.' He said: 'May Allah forgive you, oh mother.' Then, he fell in prostration, crying and saying: 'Oh Lord, my parents are eating hummus, and I am eating barley. You are more honorable than that, oh Lord. You are more honorable than that, oh Lord. The desires are affecting others, and I am taken for their sins. You are more honorable than that, oh Lord. Oh Lord.' And he continued to cry and enumerate this. He said: 'Then, his sacrifice was accepted.'"  

كَانَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْعُبَّادِ وَكَانَ فِيهِمْ غُلَامٌ يُكْرِمُونَهُ وَيُطْعِمُونَهُ وَيُجِلُّونَهُ فَحَضَرَ قُرْبَانَهُمْ فَقَرَّبُوا قُرْبَانَهُمْ وَقَرَّبَ قُرْبَانَهُ فَقُبِلَ قُرْبَانُهُمْ وَرُدَّ قُرْبَانُهُ قَالَ فَدَأَبَ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ وَقَلَّبَ أَمْرَهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ أُوتِيَ؟ فَلَمْ يَرَ خَلَلًا قَالَ فَأَتَى أُمَّهُ فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّهْ إِنَّهُ نَزَلَ بِي أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ؛ كُنْتُ مَعَ إِخْوَانٍ لِيَ يُطْعِمُونِي وَيُكْرِمُونِي وَيُجِلُّونِي فَحَضَرَ قُرْبَانُهُمْ وَحَضَرَ قُرْبَانِي فَقَرَّبُوا وَقَرَّبْتُ فَقُبِلَ قُرْبَانُهُمْ وَرُدَّ قُرْبَانِي وَإِنِّي نَظَرْتُ فِي أَمْرِي فَلَمْ أَرَ خَلَلًا يَا أُمِّي أَنَا لِأَبِي الَّذِي أُدْعَى لَهُ أَمْ لَا؟ قَالَتْ وَمَا تُرِيدُ إِلَى هَذَا يَا بُنَيَّ؟ قَالَ إِنَّكِ أُمِّي عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ فَحَدِّثِينِي قَالَتْ خَرَجْتُ لَيْلَةً لِأَحْتَطِبَ فَغَلَبَنِي رَجُلٌ عَنْ نَفْسِي فَأَنْتَ ابْنُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكِ يَا أُمَّاهُ وَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا فَجَعَلَ يَبْكِي وَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ يَأْكُلَانِ أَبَوَايَّ الْحِمَّصَ وَأَضْرِسُ أَنَا أَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ يَا رَبِّ يُصِيبُ الشَّهْوَةَ غَيْرِي وَأُوخَذُ بِإِثْمِهَا أَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ وَجَعَلَ يَبْكِي وَيُعَدِّدُ قَالَ فَقُبِلَ قُرْبَانُهُ  

[Machine] A man said to Daoud Al-Tayi, "If I were ordered to clean the spiderwebs from the roof of the house," Daoud responded, "Did you not know that they used to dislike curiosity and prying eyes?" Then Daoud Al-Tayi said, "I heard that a fighter was in his house for thirty years without noticing it."  

قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِدَاوُدَ الطَّائِيِّ لَوْ أُمِرْتُ بِمَا فِي سَقْفِ الْبَيْتِ مِنَ الْعَنْكَبُوتِ فَنُظِّفَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْرَهُونَ فُضُولَ النَّظَرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ الطَّائِيُّ نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّ مُجَاهِدًا كَانَ فِي دَارِهِ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً لَمْ يَشْعُرْ بِهَا  

[Machine] I heard my father saying, when describing the people of the world, that they are always full of food and lack intelligence. Their only concern is their stomach, their private parts, and their skin. He says, "When will I wake up to eat, drink, and indulge in entertainment and play? When will I sleep in the evening?" They are active at night and lazy during the day.  

سَمِعْتُ أَبِي إِذَا وَصَفَ أَهْلَ الدُّنْيَا يَقُولُ دَائِمُ الْبِطْنَةِ قَلِيلُ الْفِطْنَةِ إِنَّمَا هِمَّتُهُ بَطْنُهُ وفَرْجُهُ وَجِلْدُهُ يَقُولُ مَتَى أُصْبِحُ فَآكُلُ وَأَشْرَبُ وَأَلْهُو وَأَلْعَبُ؟ مَتَى أُمْسِي فَأَنَامُ؟ جِيفَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ بَطَّالٌ بِالنَّهَارِ  

[Machine] I heard Bakr ibn Abdullah Al-Muzani say, "Whenever I leave my house, I never meet anyone without them showing me favor, because I have confidence in myself, unlike others who are doubtful."  

سَمِعْتُ بَكْرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيَّ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِي فَمَا أَلْقَى أَحَدًا إِلَّا رَأَيْتُ لَهُ عَلَيَّ الْفَضْلَ؛ لِأَنِّي مِنْ نَفْسِي عَلَى يَقِينٍ أَمَّا مِنَ النَّاسِ فِي شَكٍّ  

"We complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ of hunger and we raised(our garments ) from our stomachs (exposing) a stone (on each of us). So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised (his garment exposing) two stones." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2371)   

شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْجُوعَ فَرَفَعْنَا عَنْ بُطُونِنَا حَجَرًا حَجَرًا فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ بَطْنِهِ حَجَرَيْنِ  

[Machine] "That Allah revealed to David, ﷺ , saying: 'If you save someone from destruction, I will name you Jahlbadh.'"  

أَنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ أَوْحَى إِلَى دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِنَّكَ إِنْ اسْتَنْقَذْتَ هَالِكًا مِنْ هَلَكَتِهِ سَمَّيْتُكُ جَهْبَذًا  

[Machine] Asmaa, the daughter of Abu Bakr, was asked: "Did any of the predecessors ever faint out of fear?" She replied, "No, but they used to cry."  

سُئِلَتْ أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ هَلْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ السَّلَفِ يُغْشَى عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ؟ قَالَتْ لَا لَكِنْ كَانُوا يَبْكُونَ  

[Machine] I was walking hand in hand with my father Umamah, and he would greet everyone we passed by saying, "Peace be upon you." Then he would say, "Indeed, peace is a safety for the people under our protection, and a greeting for the people of our religion."  

كُنْتُ آخِذًا بِيَدِ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ فَلَا يَمُرُّ بِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ السَّلَامَ أَمَانٌ لِأَهْلِ ذِمَّتِنَا تَحِيَّةٌ لِأَهْلِ دِينِنَا  

[Machine] Abu Umamah passed by a man who was prostrating for a long time while crying. He kicked him with his foot and said, "Oh, what a prostration it would have been if it had been in your house."  

مَرَّ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ بِرَجُلٍ سَاجِدٍ قَدْ أَطَالَ السُّجُودَ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي قَالَ فَضَرَبَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ فَقَالَ يَا لَهَا سَجْدَةً لَوْ كَانَتْ فِي بَيْتِكَ  

[Machine] I was sent by Umm Al-Darda to Nuf Al-Bikali and to another man who used to tell stories in the mosque. She said to tell them both to fear Allah and let their admonition be for the benefit of the people as well as for themselves.  

أَرْسَلَتْنِي أُمُّ الدَّرْداءِ إِلَى نَوْفٍ الْبِكَالِيِّ وَإِلَى رَجُلٍ آخَرَ كَانَ يَقُصُّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَتْ قُلْ لَهُمَا اتَّقِيَا اللَّهَ وَلْتَكُنْ مَوْعِظَتُكُمَا لِلنَّاسِ لِأَنْفُسِكُمَا  

[Machine] "So, what is the increase of Allah's evidence against you?"  

فَمَا ازْدِيَادُكَ مِنْ حُجَّةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ  

[Machine] He (or she) has a builder. If you are lying, then Allah will increase your wealth, your children, and make you a target for people to step on both of your sides.  

لَهُ عَمَّارٌ أَمَا إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَأَكْثَرَ اللَّهُ مَالَكَ وَوَلَدَكَ وَجَعَلَكَ مُوَطَّأَ الْعَقِبَيْنِ  

[Machine] He said, "Death is enough as a reminder, certainty is enough as wealth, and worship is enough as occupation."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَفَى بِالْمَوْتِ وَاعِظًا وَكَفَى بِالْيَقِينِ غِنًى وَكَفَى بِالْعِبَادَةِ شُغُلًا  

[Machine] "That I threw myself into this water and drowned in it, and I did."  

أَنْ أُلْقِيَ نَفْسِي فِي هَذَا الْمَاءِ فَأَغْرَقُ فِيهِ فَعَلْتُ