[Machine] Al-Hasan and Farqad met at a banquet with a man who was voracious. The people held their hands and allowed the man to eat. Farqad said to him, "O such and such, condition after condition and no action!" Al-Hasan became angry and approached him, saying, "What is wrong with you? Did Allah do something to you? It has reached me that you say, 'I wish the ashes were our food, Allah made it your food.'"  

اجْتَمَعَ الْحَسَنُ وَفَرْقَدٌ السِّنْجِيُّ فِي وَلِيمَةٍ عَلَى مَائِدَةٍ وَمَعَهُمْ رَجُلٌ أَكُولٌ فَأَمْسَكَ الْقَوْمُ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَأْكُلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ فَرْقَدٌ يَا فُلَانُ شَرْطًا شَرْطًا وَلَا عَمَلَ فَغَضِبَ الْحَسَنُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ فَعَلَ اللَّهُ بِكَ وَقِيلَ أَلَا تَدْعُ الرَّجُلَ يَأْكُلُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَقُولُ «وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ الرَّمَادَ كَانَ لَنَا قُوتًا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ قُوتًا»  

[Machine] Al-Hasan said, "By Allah, no servant of Allah believes in the Fire except that the Earth will believe in him due to its vastness. And indeed, if the Fire was behind this wall, the hypocrite would not believe in it until he saw it with his own eyes."  

قَالَ الْحَسَنُ «وَاللَّهِ مَا صَدَّقَ عَبْدٌ بِالنَّارِ إِلَّا صَدَّقَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَإِنَّ الْمُنَافِقَ لَوْ كَانَتِ النَّارُ خَلْفَ هَذَا الْحَائِطِ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْ بِهَا حَتَّى يَتَجَهَّمَ عَلَيْهَا»  

[Machine] "Hope and fear are the two wings of a believer."  

«الرَّجَاءُ وَالْخَوْفُ مَطِيَّتَا الْمُؤْمِنِ»  

[Machine] I said to him, "What is the punishment for a scholar?" He replied, "The death of the heart." I asked, "And what is the death of the heart?" He said, "Seeking worldly gains through deeds meant for the hereafter."  

قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا عُقُوبَةُ الْعَالِمِ؟ قَالَ «مَوْتُ الْقَلْبِ» قُلْتُ وَمَا مَوْتُ الْقَلْبِ؟ قَالَ «طَلَبُ الدُّنْيَا بِعَمَلِ الْآخِرَةِ»  

[Machine] I have seen people to whom the worldly life is presented as permissible, yet they do not pursue it and say, "We do not know what our situation will be in it."  

لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أُنَاسًا تُعْرَضُ لِأَحَدِهِمُ الدُّنْيَا حَلَالًا فَلَا يَتَّبِعُونَهَا يَقُولُونَ مَا نَدْرِي مَا حَالُنَا فِيهَا  

[Machine] On the authority of Al-Hasan: "The best knowledge is piety and reliance on Allah."  

عَنِ الْحَسَنِ «أَفْضَلُ الْعِلْمِ الْوَرَعُ وَالتَّوَكُّلُ»  

[Machine] About Hassan's commentary on the saying of Allah (Come willingly or unwillingly) [Surah Fussilat 11], Hassan said, "If they disobeyed, they would be punished with a pain they would surely feel."  

عَنِ الْحَسَنِ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ {ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا} [فصلت 11] قَالَ الْحَسَنُ «لَوْ عَصَتَا لَعَذَّبَهُمَا عَذَابًا يَجِدَانِ أَلَمَهُ»  

[Machine] Hasan said, "This verse is [And indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues guidance]." [Ta-Ha 82] She said, "I said, 'Oh Lukaa, I don't find anything for you here'."  

الْحَسَنُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِمَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَى} [طه 82] قَالَ قُلْتُ «يَا لُكَعُ مَا أَجِدُ لَكِ هَاهُنَا شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] "And we used to enter upon Al-Hasan while he was fun-loving. A group would enter and then another group would come and he would call for food for a man and say, 'By Allah, you will eat,' and he would invite them to eat, and he would say 'By Allah, you will eat.' Perhaps another group would come, so he would invite them to eat. Then the girl would say, 'We don't have anything left.' He would say, 'Bring some barley.'"  

وَكُنَّا نَدْخُلُ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ وَهُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍ فَيَدْخُلُ قَوْمٌ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ آخَرُونَ فَيَدْعُو بِالطَّعَامِ رَجُلًا فَيَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لَتَأْكُلَنَّ وَاللَّهِ لَتَأْكُلَنَّ فَعَسَى أَنْ يَجِيءَ آخَرُ فَيَدْعُو بِالطَّعَامِ فَتَقُولُ الْجَارِيَةُ لَمْ يَبْقَ عِنْدَنَا شَيْءٌ فَيَقُولُ هَاتُوا سَوِيقًا  

[Machine] "She died."  

«مَاتَ عَلَيْهَا»  

[Machine] I have never seen a longer sadness than Al-Hassan's, and he used to say, "We laugh, but perhaps Allah has seen our deeds and said, 'I will not accept anything from you.'"  

مَا رَأَيْتُ أَطْوَلَ حُزْنًا مِنَ الْحَسَنِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ نَضْحَكُ وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِنَا فَقَالَ لَا أَقْبَلُ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] If he sleeps, we will find comfort in that.  

لَوْ نَامَ لَوَجَدْنَا لِذَلِكَ رَاحَةً  

[Machine] He is impressed with himself.  

يُعْجَبُ بِنَفْسِهِ  

[Machine] I said to Al-Hasan, "O Abu Sa'id, I saw you in a dream reciting poetry." He replied, "And which men are refined?"  

قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ رَأَيْتُكَ فِي الْمَنَامِ تَقُولُ الشِّعْرَ فَقَالَ وَأَيُّ الرِّجَالِ الْمُهَذَّبُ  

[Machine] I heard Al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) saying about the saying of Allah (swt) {then they repent soon after} [An-Nisa 17], he said: "Before being overwhelmed by death."  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ {ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ} [النساء 17] قَالَ «قَبْلَ أَنْ يُغَرْغِرَ بِالْمَوْتِ»  

[Machine] A man said to Al-Hasan, "O Abu Sa'id, I complain to you about the hardness of my heart." He replied, "Keep yourself closer to remembrance, meaning, associate with those who remember (Allah)."  

قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلْحَسَنِ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ قَسْوَةَ قَلْبِي قَالَ ادْنُهْ مِنَ الذِّكْرَى أَيْ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ  

[Machine] "You continue to be generous to people, and people will continue to honor you as long as you do not meddle with what is in their hands. But if you do that, they will belittle you, hate your words, and detest you."  

«لَا تَزَالُ كَرِيمًا عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَا يَزَالُ النَّاسُ يُكْرِمُونَكَ مَا لَمْ تَتَعَاطَ مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ اسْتَخَفُّوا بِكَ وَكَرِهُوا حَدِيثَكَ وَأَبْغَضُوكَ»  

[Machine] Al-Hasan said, "Indeed, hearts die and come to life. And when they die, carry them with obligations. And when they come to life, discipline them with voluntary acts of worship."  

قَالَ الْحَسَنُ «إِنِّ الْقُلُوبَ تَمُوتُ وَتَحْيَا فَإِذَا هِيَ مَاتَتْ فَاحْمِلُوهَا عَلَى الْفَرَائِضِ فَإِذَا هِيَ أُحْيِيَتْ فَأَدِّبُوهَا بِالتَّطَوُّعِ»  

[Machine] "And have you ever seen a scholar, not your father, as a faqih and a zahid in this world, who is aware of his own sins and consistently engages in worshiping his Lord?"  

«وَهَلْ رَأَيْتَ فَقِيهًا لَا أَبَا لَكَ إِنَّمَا الْفَقِيهُ الزَّاهِدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا الْبَصِيرُ بِذَنْبِهِ الْمُدَاوِمُ عَلَى عِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ»  

[Machine] "How many misguided ones are there who are deceived by his kindness, and how many are captivated by his praise, and how many are arrogant by his concealment."  

«كَمْ مِنْ مُسْتَدْرِجٍ بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِ وَكَمْ مِنْ مَفْتُونٍ بِالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ وَكَمْ مِنْ مَغْرُورٍ بِالسَّتْرِ عَلَيْهِ»  

[Machine] Abu Qatada Al-Adawi told me, "Stay close to this sheikh and learn from him, specifically regarding good manners. By Allah, I have never seen a man who has better etiquette than Umar ibn Al-Khattab, except for him."  

قَالَ لِي أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْعَدَوِيُّ الْزَمْ هَذَا الشَّيْخَ وَخُذْ عَنْهُ يَعْنِي الْحَسَنَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا أَشْبَهَ أدَبًا بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ مِنْهُ  

[Machine] The man said, "O Abu Sa'id, indeed the scholars say such and such." Al-Hasan replied, "And have you seen with your own eyes a jurist? The true jurist is one who is ascetic in this world, desiring the Hereafter, and insightful in his own sins, continually worshipping his Lord."  

الرَّجُلُ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ إِنَّ الْفُقَهَاءَ يَقُولُونَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ لَهُ الْحَسَنُ «وَهَلْ رَأَيْتَ بِعَيْنِكَ فَقِيهًا إِنَّمَا الْفَقِيهُ الزَّاهِدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا الرَّاغِبُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ الْبَصِيرُ بِذَنْبِهِ الْمُدَاوِمُ عَلَى عِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ»  

[Machine] I saw al-Sinji lying down with a woolen cloak on him. Al-Hasan took his cloak and said, "O son of Farqad, two or three times have passed where piety is not in this garment; rather, piety is what is settled in the heart and confirmed by actions and deeds."  

رَأَيْتُ فَرْقَدًا السِّنْجِيَّ وَعَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ صُوفٌ فَأَخَذَ الْحَسَنُ بِجُبَّتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ فَرْقَدٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً «إِنَّ التَّقْوَى لَيْسَ فِي هَذَا الْكِسَاءِ إِنَّمَا التَّقْوَى مَا وَقَرَ فِي الْقَلْبِ وَصَدَّقَهُ الْعَمَلُ وَالْفِعْلُ»  

[Machine] "The inevitable death."  

«الْمَوْتُ الذَّرِيعُ»  

[Machine] "Purify your intentions for Him with utmost sincerity."  

«أَخْلِصْ إِلَيْهِ إِخْلَاصًا»  

[Machine] Al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "And which one of us has reached this level, the desire of the devil, if it were to gain control over it, by Allah, if it were not for what Allah has bound the scholars with, we would not speak."  

الْحَسَنُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ «وَأَيُّنَا بَلَغَ هَذَا وَدَّ الشَّيْطَانُ لَوْ تَمَكَّنَ مِنْ هَذِهِ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا مَا أَعْقَدَ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْعُلَمَاءِ لَمْ نَنْطِقْ»  

[Machine] "One lesson of knowledge that I learn is more beloved to me than the world and everything in it."  

«لَبَابٌ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ أَتَعَلَّمُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا»  

[Machine] "It is as if a servant is given knowledge and he follows it in the path of guidance, then Allah takes away his intellect forever."  

«أَنَّهُ مَا أُوتِيَ عَبْدٌ عِلْمًا فَسَلَكَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ هُدًى فَيَسْلُبُهُ اللَّهُ عَقْلَهُ أَبَدًا»  

[Machine] "To eat"  

أَنْ يَأْكُلَ»  

[Machine] About Allah, good manners when He expands, He expands greatly, and when He withholds, He withholds securely.  

عَنِ اللَّهِ أدَبًا حَسَنًا إِذَا وَسَّعَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْسَعَ وَإِذَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسَكَ»  

[Machine] Al-Hasan used to say, "When you see a man competing in this world, compete with him in the Hereafter."  

كَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَقُولُ «إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُنَافِسُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَنَافِسْهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ»  

[Machine] From his statement "[Every time their skins are burnt, We will change them for fresh skins]" (Quran 4:56), Hisham said on the authority of Al-Hasan: The Fire consumes them every day seventy thousand times. Whenever it finishes consuming them and their skin is renewed, they are told to return and they do so as they were before.  

عَنْ قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {كُلَّمَا نَضِجَتْ جُلُودُهُمْ بَدَّلْنَاهُمْ جُلُودًا غَيْرَهَا} [النساء 56] قَالَ هِشَامٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ تَأْكُلُهُ النَّارُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ كُلَّمَا أَكَلَتْهُمْ وَأَنْضَجَتْهُمْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ عُودُوا فَيَعُودُونَ كَمَا كَانُوا  

[Machine] I heard Al-Hasan saying, "Indeed, the believer commits sins, so he remains sorrowful until he enters Paradise."  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَيُذْنِبُ الذَّنْبَ فَمَا يَزَالُ كَئِيبًا حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] Many servants have mentioned death frequently but only realized its significance when reflecting on their own actions. No servant's hope is ever prolonged without their actions being affected negatively.  

«مَا أَكْثَرَ عَبْدٌ ذِكْرَ الْمَوْتِ إِلَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ فِي عَمَلِهِ وَلَا طَالَ أَمَلُ عَبْدٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَسَاءَ الْعَمَلَ»  

[Machine] There was a man from the Muslims who would be informed of the death of a brother from his brothers, so he would say, "Indeed, we belong to Allah and indeed to Him we shall return. I almost thought that I would be the one taken (by death)." So Allah would increase him in that fervor and effort, and he would remain in that state as long as Allah willed, until he died a good death.  

كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَبْلُغُهُ مَوْتُ أَخٍ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ كِدْتُ وَاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا السَّوَادُ الْمُخْتَطَفُ فَيَزِيدُهُ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ جِدًّا وَاجْتِهَادًا فَيَلْبَثُ بِذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ يَبْلُغُهُ مَوْتُ الْأَخِ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ كِدْتُ وَاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا السَّوَادُ الْمُخْتَطَفُ فَيَزِيدُهُ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ جَدًّا وَاجْتِهَادًا قَالَ فَرَدَّدَ الْحَسَنُ هَذَا الْكَلَامَ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَالَ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى مَاتَ مَوْتًا كَيِّسًا  

[Machine] I heard Sufyan ath-Thawri saying, "One should not follow someone who has dependents."

Abdullah informed us, Ahmad told me, Muslim told us, As-Sarri bin Yahya said: Al-Hasan used to fast on the days of the white nights, the months of hajj, and on Mondays and Thursdays.  

سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيَّ يَقُولُ «لَا يُقْتَدَى بِمَنْ لَهُ عِيَالٌ»

أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا السَّرِيُّ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: كَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَصُومُ مِنَ السَّنَةِ أَيَّامَ الْبِيضِ وَأَشْهُرَ الْحُرُمِ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسَ  

[Machine] "Love moderately and hate moderately, for there have been nations who were destroyed due to excessive love for other nations, and there have been nations who were destroyed due to excessive hatred for other nations. Do not exceed in love and do not exceed in hatred."  

«أَحِبُّوا هَوْنًا وَأَبْغِضُوا هَوْنًا فَقَدَ أَفْرَطَ أَقْوَامٌ فِي حُبِّ أَقْوَامٍ فَهَلَكُوا وَأَفْرَطَ أَقْوَامٌ فِي بُغْضِ أَقْوَامٍ فَهَلَكُوا لَا تُفْرِطْ فِي حُبٍّ وَلَا تُفْرِطْ فِي بُغْضٍ»  

[Machine] Al-Hasan said, "By Allah, on the Day of Judgment, Allah will ask you what you intended with this."  

الْحَسَنُ «أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَيَسْأَلَنَّكَ اللَّهُ ﷻ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَذَا»  

[Machine] Al-Hasan may Allah have mercy on him said regarding His saying, " [They will be told], "The shackles and the chains that were on their necks and ankles will be dragged away. "[Ghafir 71]. He said, "We have been informed that the shackles were not placed on the necks of the people of the Fire because they were unable to overpower the Lord, Exalted and Glorified is He. Rather, whenever the flames subsided, the fire would seize them, and then Al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, fell unconscious.  

قَالَ الْحَسَنُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {إِذِ الْأَغْلَالُ فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَالسَّلَاسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ} [غافر 71] قَالَ أُنْبِئْنَا أَنَّ الْأَغْلَالَ لَمْ تُجْعَلْ فِي أَعْنَاقِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ أَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَزُوا الرَّبَّ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَلَكِنْ كُلَّمَا طَفَا بِهِمُ اللَّهَبُ أَرْسَتْهُمُ النَّارُ ثُمَّ حُمِلَ الْحَسَنُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ مَغْشِيًّا عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] "Welcome back to your land, by God I have seen a destruction that I continue to work towards until I carry it out."  

يَا أَهْلَاهُ عَلَيْكُمْ ضَيْعَتُكُمْ فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مَصْرَعًا لَا أَزَالُ أَعْمَلُ لَهُ حَتَّى أَقْدَمَ عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] "Do they [not] say, 'I think these are nothing but a night of evil'?"  

«أَمَا يَقِيلُ هَؤُلَاءِ مَا أَظُنُّ لَيْلَ هَؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا لَيْلَ سُوءٍ»  

[Machine] I heard Al-Hasan say, "Whoever gives great importance to money, Allah will humiliate them."  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ يَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ «مَا أَعَزَّ أَحَدٌ الدِّرْهَمَ إِلَّا أَذَلَّهُ اللَّهُ ﷻ»  

[Machine] I heard Al-Hasan saying, "The knife is sharpened for the son of Adam, the sheep is fed, and the millstone is turned."  

سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ يَقُولُ «ابْنَ آدَمَ السِّكِّينُ تُحَدُّ وَالْكَبْشُ يُعْلَفُ وَالتَّنُّورُ يُسْجَرُ»  

[Machine] I asked him, "O Abu Sa'eed, if Allah gives a person wealth, and he performs Hajj and gives in charity from it, is it permissible for him to enjoy some of it?" Al-Hasan replied, "No, if this person only had enough for his basic needs, and he gives the excess as charity, preferring that for the day he will be in need and lacking. Indeed, those who hold fast to the teachings of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ – and those who followed them – used to dislike taking ownership of wealth and worldly possessions in order to rely on them. Their appearances would become harsh, and whatever provisions Allah gave them, they would take only what they needed and give the excess as charity, preferring that for the day they would be in need and lacking, as well as for their future needs in their religious and worldly affairs, between themselves and Allah."  

سَأَلْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا فَهُوَ يَحُجُّ مِنْهُ وَيَصِلُ مِنْهُ أَلَهُ أَنْ يَتَنَعَّمَ فِيهِ؟ فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ «لَا لَوْ كَانَتِ الدُّنْيَا لَهُ مَا كَانَ لَهُ إِلَّا الْكَفَافُ وَيُقَدِّمُ فَضْلَ ذَلِكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِهِ وَفَاقَتِهِ إِنَّمَا كَانَ الْمُتَمَسِّكُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَنْ أَخَذَ عَنْهُمْ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ كَانُوا يَكْرَهُونَ أَنْ يَتَّخِذُوا الْعُقْرَ وَالْأَمْوَالَ فِي الدُّنْيَا لِيَرْكَنُوا إِلَيْهَا ولِتَشْتَدَّ ظُهُورُهُمْ فَكَانُوا مَا آتَاهُمْ اللَّهُ مِنْ رِزْقٍ أَخَذُوا مِنْهُ الْكَفَافَ وَقَدَّمُوا فَضْلَ ذَلِكَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِهِمْ وَفَاقَتِهِمْ ثُمَّ حَوَائِجِهِمْ بَعْدُ فِي أَمْرِ دِينِهِمْ وَدُنْيَاهُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] "From Salih ibn Abi 'Amir al-Khazzaz."  

عَنْ صَالِحٍ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْخَزَّازِ  

[Machine] And if it is upon him to restrain himself, indeed the ignorant, his heart is in the tip of his tongue. It does not return to his heart whatever has gone out of his tongue. Abu Al-Ashhab said, "They used to say, 'One who does not guard his tongue, his religion has no intelligence.'  

وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسَكَ وَإِنَّ الْجَاهِلَ قَلْبُهُ فِي طَرَفِ لِسَانِهِ لَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَى قَلْبِهِ مَا جَرَى عَلَى لِسَانِهِ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ قَالَ أَبُو الْأَشْهَبِ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ مَا عَقَلَ دِينَهُ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْفَظْ لِسَانَهُ  

[Machine] Translation: It is entrusted with two angels who guard over his speech and his actions, so he is responsible for them, and he is not prevented by the extreme darkness of night or the extreme brightness of day.  

أَنَّهُ مُوَكَّلٌ بِهِ مَلَكَانِ يَحْفَظَانِ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ وَعَمَلَهُ فَهُوَ يَتَعَاهَدُهُمَا لَا يَمْنَعُهُ جَدُّ اللَّيْلِ جَدَّ النَّهَارِ وَلَا جَدُّ النَّهَارِ جَدَّ اللَّيْلِ»  

[Machine] "Because there is no god but Allah."  

لِأَنَّهُ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] I said to al-Hasan, "There are two men, one of them devotes himself to worship, while the other takes care of his family. Which one is better?" He replied, "The one who devotes himself to worship is better."  

قُلْتُ لِلْحَسَنِ رَجُلَانِ تَفَرَّغَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِلْعِبَادَةِ وَالْآخَرُ يَسْعَى عَلَى عِيَالِهِ أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «الَّذِي تَفَرَّغَ لِلْعِبَادَةِ أَفْضَلُ»  

[Machine] Faith is the faith of the one who fears Allah in secret, desires what Allah desires, and avoids what displeases Allah. Then Al-Hasan recited: "Indeed, those who fear Allah among His servants are the knowledgeable ones." [Surah Fatir, verse 28].  

الْإِيمَانُ إِيمَانُ مَنْ خَشِيَ اللَّهَ ﷻ بِالْغَيْبِ وَرَغِبَ فِيمَا رَغَّبَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ وَتَرَكَ مَا يَسْخَطُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ تَلَا الْحَسَنُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ {كَذَلِكَ إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ} [فاطر 28]