[Machine] He made with this certainty negligence, and if he made with it fear, they would not have benefited by anything.  

أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ مَعَ هَذَا الْيَقِينِ غَفْلَةً وَلَوْ جَعَلَ مَعَهُ خَشْيَةً لَمْ يَنْتَفِعُوا بِشَيْءٍ»  

[Machine] "A witty person, so I agreed to it, and my Lord, blessed and exalted is He, promised me three qualities that every quality of them is more beloved to me than the entire world. Allah says, 'Those who, when disaster strikes them, say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah and indeed to Him we will return.' Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.' [Al-Baqarah 157]. So I agreed to it after this." Thabit said, and Muttarrif said, "There is nothing that I have been given in the Hereafter the like of the amount of a sip of water except that I desire it to be taken from me in this world."  

مُطَرِّفٌ فَأَسْتَكِينُ لَهَا وَقَد وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلَيْهَا ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ كُلُّ خَصْلَةٍ مِنْهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا كُلِّهَا قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمْ الْمُهْتَدُونَ} [البقرة 157] [199] فَأَسْتَكِينُ لَهَا بَعْدَ هَذَا قَالَ ثَابِتٌ وَقَالَ مُطَرِّفٌ مَا شَيْءٌ أَعْطَيْتُهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ قَدْرَ كُوزٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ إِلَّا وَدِدْتُ أَنَّهُ أُخِذَ مِنِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا  

[Machine] "O Allah, He is the One who has a sense of humor. If You are not pleased with us, then forgive us." He said, and it made them laugh.  

مُطَرِّفٌ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ لَمْ تَرْضَ عَنَّا فَاعْفُ عَنَّا قَالَ فَأَبْكَاهُمْ مُطَرِّفٌ  

[Machine] That Mutarrif used to say, "Indeed, I am in greater need of the congregation than a widow. For when I am in the congregation, I become aware of my sins."  

أَنَّ مُطَرِّفًا كَانَ يَقُولُ «لَأَنَا أَحْوَجُ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَةِ مِنَ الْأَرْمَلَةِ إِنِّي إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ عَرَفْتُ ذَنْبِي»  

[Machine] "Which one of us is there? May the devil wish that you had taken it from him, and he did not order anyone for good or prohibit anyone from evil."  

«أَيُّنَا هُنَاكَ؟ لَوَدَّ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمُوهَا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَأْمُرْ أَحَدٌ بِخَيْرٍ وَلَمْ يَنْهَ أَحَدٌ عَنْ شَرٍّ»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Alaa say, "When a man comes to a people and they greet him with 'Marhaban', then 'Marhaban' to him on the day he meets his Lord. And when they see him and say to him 'Qahtan', then 'Qahtan' to him on the day he meets his Lord."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَلَاءِ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَتَى الرَّجُلُ الْقَوْمَ فَرَأَوْهُ فَقَالُوا مَرْحَبًا فَمَرْحَبًا بِهِ يَوْمَ يُلْقَى مِنْ رَبِّهِ ﷻ وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا لَهُ قَحْطًا فَقَحْطًا لَهُ يَوْمَ يَلْقَى رَبَّهَ ﷻ  

[Machine] "I asked Abu Alaa and Al-Hajjaj about a robe, and I said, 'O Abu Alaa, should I curse Al-Hajjaj?' He replied, 'Pray for his reconciliation, for his reconciliation is better for you.'"  

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْعَلَاءِ وَالْحَجَّاجُ فِي عَبَاءَةٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْعَلَاءِ أَسُبُّ الْحَجَّاجَ؟ فَقَالَ «ادْعُ لَهُ بِالصَّلَاحِ فَإِنَّ صَلَاحَهُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ»  

[Machine] "So he continued on until he reached the graves, and then he alighted from his horse. He said, 'I saw the people of the graves, every owner of a grave sitting on his grave.' They said, 'This is Mudarrif who comes on Fridays.' He said, 'Do you know what day Friday is?' They said, 'Yes, and we know what the birds say on it.' He said, 'And what do the birds say?' They said, 'They say, "Peace, peace from a righteous day."'"  

فَأَدْلَجَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْقُبُورِ هَوَّمَ عَلَى فَرَسِهِ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ كُلُّ صَاحِبِ قَبْرٍ جَالِسٌ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْنِي قَالُوا هَذَا مُطَرِّفٌ يَأْتِي الْجُمُعَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَتَعْلَمُونَ عِنْدَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا يَقُولُ فِيهِ الطَّيْرُ قُلْتُ وَمَا يَقُولُ الطَّيْرُ؟ قَالُوا يَقُولُ سَلَامٌ سَلَامٌ مِنْ يَوْمٍ صَالِحٍ  

[Machine] He used to wear a piece of clothing that cost one hundred or more, then on Fridays he would come with [200] kummihi as a piece of bread to give as charity to the poor.  

كَانَ يَلْبَسُ الْقِطْعَةَ ثَمَنُهَا مِائَةٌ أَوْ أَكْثَرُ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي [200] كُمِّهِ كِسَرٌ مِنْ خُبْزٍ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَلَى الْمَسَاكِينِ  

[Machine] Ghunaym ibn Qays said to me, "In the early days of Islam, we used to advise each other with four things: work in your free time for your occupation, work on your health for when you are sick, work on your youth for when you grow old, and work on your life for your death."  

قَالَ لِي غُنَيْمُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ كُنَّا نَتَوَاعَظُ فِي أَوَّلِ الْإِسْلَامِ بِأَرْبَعَةٍ اعْمَلْ فِي فَرَاغِكَ لِشُغْلِكَ وَاعْمَلْ فِي صِحَّتِكَ لِسَقَمِكَ وَاعْمَلْ فِي شَبَابِكَ لِكِبَرِكَ وَاعْمَلْ فِي حَيَاتِكَ لِمَوْتِكَ  

"Two traits are not combined in a believer: Stinginess and bad manners." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1962)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَصْلَتَانِ لَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي مُؤْمِنٍ الْبُخْلُ وَسُوءُ الْخُلُقِ  

[Machine] Malik and there was a scent of musk coming from his grave, so I went and took some of it in my pocket and I continued to smell the scent of musk from it.  

مَالِكٌ وَكَانَ يُوجَدُ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ رِيحُ الْمِسْكِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَخَذْتُ مِنْهُ فِي جِرَابِي فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَشُمُّ مِنْهُ رِيحَ الْمِسْكِ  

[Machine] Zurarah ibn Awfah prayed the Fajr prayer with us and recited "O you who covers himself" until he reached "Then when the Horn is blown" and he fell dead.  

صَلَّى بِنَا زُرَارَةُ بْنُ أَوْفَى صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ فَقَرَأَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ} [المدثر 1] حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ {فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ} [المدثر 8] خَرَّ مَيِّتًا  

[Machine] "So he was telling stories in his house when Al-Hajjaj arrived in Basra and he was telling stories in his house."  

فَكَانَ يَقُصُّ فِي دَارِهِ قَدِمَ الْحَجَّاجُ الْبَصْرَةَ وَهُوَ يَقُصُّ فِي دَارِهِ  

[Machine] "Remembering Allah, then continuing to remember Allah."  

عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ فِي ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] We smelled a pleasant smell from the dust of his grave, a pleasant smell from all the good smells. He said, "The son of Ghaleb hardly ever speaks except to say, 'Glory be to Allah, all praise is for Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the greatest.' And he sends blessings upon our master Muhammad. If he is asked about something, he answers and then returns to this speech."  

فَشَمِمْنَا مِنْ تُرَابِ قَبْرِهِ رَائِحَةً طَيِّبَةً مِنْ جَمِيعِ الطِّيبِ قَالَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ غَالِبٍ لَا يَكَادُ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُولَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فَإِنْ سُئِلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ أَجَابَ ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى هَذَا الْكَلَامِ  

[Machine] And he used to pray between Dhuhr and Asr, and between Maghrib and Isha, glorifying Allah abundantly. As for the night, I say to you: Wake up, O your mother!  

وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي فِيمَا بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَمَا بَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ [201] يُسَبِّحُ تَسْبِيحًا كَثِيرًا دَائِمًا وَأَمَّا اللَّيْلَ فَأَقُولُ الْحَقُوا بِأُمِّكُمْ  

[Machine] No, do not obey him and prostrate and draw near. (Al-Alaq 19) He stood up, then prostrated.  

{كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ} [العلق 19] قَامَ ثُمَّ خَرَّ فَسَجَدَ  

[Machine] We passed by Abdullah bin Ghālib on the day of Eid and he brought out a bowl of sweets and gave each one of us a piece, which we ate, and then we left.  

مَرَرْنَا بِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ غَالِبٍ فِي يَوْمِ فِطْرٍ فَأَخْرَجَ سُكَّرًا فَأَعْطَى كُلَّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا سُكَّرَةً سُكَّرَةً فَأَكَلَهَا ثُمَّ غَدَوْنَا  

[Machine] "If you wear a garment and believe that you are better in that garment than others, then that garment is indeed bad for you."  

«إِذَا لَبِسْتَ ثَوْبًا وَظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الثَّوْبِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا فِي غَيْرِهِ فَبِئْسَ الثَّوْبُ هُوَ لَكَ»