[Machine] Qais bin Asim bin Sinan bin Khalid bin Minqar bin Ubaid bin Muqais bin Amr bin Kaab bin Saad bin Zaid Manatah, and he visited the prophet Muhammad ﷺ and said, "This is the master of the righteous people."  

قَيْسُ بْنُ عَاصِمِ بْنِ سِنَانِ بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ مِنْقَرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَاعِسِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ مَنَاةَ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ وَقَدْ وَفَدَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «هَذَا سَيِّدُ أَهْلِ الْوَبَرِ»  

[Machine] "O my sons, when I die, you should mourn and follow your fathers' footsteps, but do not mourn for your younger ones as it will cause harm to you. And do not wail for me, as I heard the Messenger of Allah forbidding wailing. You should focus on rectifying your wealth, as it is a means of honor for the noble and a means of sufficiency for the insolent. Do not give the rights of the camels to others and do not deny them their rights, and beware of any evil deeds because no matter how much happiness you experience, the greatest evil can overcome you. Beware of the children of your enemies, as they are your enemies on the same path as their fathers. When I die, bury me in a place where Bakr ibn Wael cannot see, as there were conflicts between us in the pre-Islamic era, and I fear that they will dig up my grave and cause corruption for themselves and harm your Hereafter. Then, he called his son Al-Abbas and said, 'Take out an arrow from my quiver.' He took it out and his father said, 'Break it,' so he broke it. Then he said, 'Take out two more arrows,' so he took them out and his father said, 'Break them,' so he broke them. But he could not break them. His father said, 'O my sons, this is how you are when you are united, and this is how you are when you are divided.' Then he recited:

"Indeed, the true glory is that which is built by a father who is steadfast and upright. Glory and bravery are sufficient for him when he has purity and abundance. O my sons, when you enter into treaties, be as strong as thirty in the hands of an archer; even if the arrows are severed, their unity remains. And the elders are more deserving if they are capable of leadership. And if some of you possess dominance, you should protect the younger ones until they reach the age of maturity, and their efforts should be combined."

- This is an excerpt from a longer speech by a father advising his sons before his death.  

يَا بَنِيَّ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَسَوِّدُوا أَكْبَرَكُمْ تَخْلُفُوا آبَاءَكُمْ وَلَا تُسَوِّدُوا أَصْغَرَكُمْ فَيَزْرِي بِكُمْ ذَاكَ عِنْدَ أَكْفَائِكُمْ وَلَا تُقِيمُوا عَلَيَّ نَائِحَةً فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَهَى عَنِ النِّيَاحَةِ» وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِإْصْلَاحِ الْمَالِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْبَهَةٌ لِلْكَرِيمِ وَيُسْتَغْنَى بِهِ عَنِ اللَّئِيمِ وَلَا تُعْطُوا رِقَابَ الْإِبِلِ فِي غَيْرِ حَقِّهَا وَلَا تَمْنَعُوهَا مِنْ حَقِّهَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَكُلَّ عِرْقِ سُوءٍ فَمَهْمَا يَسُرُّكُمْ يَوْمًا فَمَا يَسُوءُكُمْ أَكْبَرُ وَاحْذَرُوا أَبْنَاءَ أَعْدَائِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَكُمْ أَعْدَاءٌ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ آبَائِهِمْ وَإِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَادْفِنُونِي فِي مَوْضِعٍ لَا يَطَّلِعُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ خَمَاشَاتٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَنْبِشُونِي مِنْ قَبْرِي فَتُفْسِدُوا عَلَيْهِمْ دُنْيَاهُمْ وَيَفْسِدُوا عَلَيْكُمْ آخِرَتَكُمْ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِنَانَتِهِ فَأَمَرَ ابْنَهُ الْأَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ يُسَمَّى عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ أَخْرِجْ سَهْمًا مِنْ كِنَانَتِي فَأَخْرَجَهُ فَقَالَ اكْسَرْهُ فَكَسَرَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْرِجْ سَهْمَيْنِ فَأَخْرَجَهُمَا فَقَالَ اكْسَرْهُمَا فَكَسَرَهُمَا فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ كَسْرَهُمَا فَقَالَ «يَا بُنَيَّ هَكَذَا أَنْتُمْ فِي الِاجْتِمَاعِ وَكَذَلِكَ أَنْتُمْ فِي الْفُرْقَةِ» ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يَقُولُ [البحر الخفيف] إِنَّمَا الْمَجْدُ مَا بَنَي وَالِدِ الصِّدْ قِ وَأَحْيَا فِعَالَهُ الْمَوْلُودُ وَكَفَى الْمَجْدَ وَالشَّجَاعَةَ وَالْحِلْمَ إِذَا زَانَهُ عَفَافٌ وَجُودٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ يَا بَنِيَّ إِذَا مَا عَقَدْتُمْ لِنَائِبَاتِ الْعُهُودِ كَثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ قِدَاحٍ إِذَا مَا شَدَّهَا لِلزَّمَانِ عَقْدٌ شَدِيدُ لَمْ تُكْسَرْ وَإِنْ تَقَطَّعَتِ الْأَسْهُمِ أَوْدَى بِجَمْعِهَا التَّبْدِيدُ وَذُوو السِّنِّ وَالْمَرْوَةِ أَوْلَى وَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ لَهُمْ تَسْوِيدُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ حَفِظَ الْأَصَاغِرِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْحِنْثَ الْأَصْغَرَ الْمَجْهُودُسكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] I went to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. When he saw me, I heard him say, "This is the master of the virtuous people." When I reached him, I started talking to him and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what kind of wealth is there that does not burden me with obligations from guests and a large family?" He said, "The best wealth is forty or more and woe to those who have a hundred, except those who give from their wealth for their messengers, struggle for it, support its poor, and feed the content and the hungry." I said, "O Prophet of Allah, what noble and excellent manners! O Prophet of Allah, may it not come upon the valley where I have a lot of camels." He asked, "What do you propose to do?" I said, "We will count the camels and count the people, and whoever wants can take one of the camels and go." He asked, "What will you do with those who have poor or weak camels?" I said, "I do not consider the young or the old male camels as poor or weak." He said, "Then what do you prefer, your own wealth or the wealth of your followers?" I said, "My own wealth is dearer to me than the wealth of my followers." He said, "If you have used your own wealth, spent it, or worn it, then you have done well. Otherwise, it is for your followers." I said, "By Allah, if I had stayed, I would have spent it all." Al-Hasan said, "And he did it, by Allah." When Qais was close to death, he advised his children, saying, "Beware of asking, as it is the last thing a person earns. If someone does not ask, he will leave his earnings."  

قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «هَذَا سَيِّدُ أَهْلِ الْوَبَرِ» فَلَمَّا نَزَلْتُ أَتَيْتُهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُحَدِّثُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْمَالُ الَّذِي لَا يَكُونُ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ تَبِعَةٌ مِنْ ضَيْفٍ ضَافَنِي وَعِيَالٍ كَثُرُوا؟ فَقَالَ «نِعْمَ الْمَالُ الْأَرْبَعُونَ وَالْأَكْثَرُ السِّتُّونَ وَوَيْلٌ لِأَصْحَابِ الْمِئِينَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى فِي رِسْلِهَا وَبِجِدَّتِهَا وَأَفْقَرَ ظَهْرَهَا وَأَطْعَمَ الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ» قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا أَكْرَمَ هَذِهِ الْأَخْلَاقَ وَأَحْسَنَهَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَا تَحِلَّ بِالْوَادِي الَّذِي أَنَا فِيهِ بِكَثْرَةِ إِبِلِي قَالَ فَكَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ؟ قُلْتُ تَعُدُّوا الْإِبِلَ وَتَعُدُّوا النَّاسَ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ بَعِيرٍ وَذَهَبَ بِهِ فَقَالَ «فَمَا تَصْنَعُ بِأَفْقَارِ ظَهْرِهَا؟» قُلْتُ إِنِّي لَا أَفْقَرُ الصَّغِيرَ وَلَا النَّابَ الْمُدَبَّرَ قَالَ «فَمَالُكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمْ مَالُ مَوَالِيكَ» قُلْتُ مَالِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ مَالِ مَوَالِي قَالَ «فَإِنَّ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ مَا أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَيْتَ أَوْ لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ أَوْ أَعْطَيْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ وَإِلَّا فَلِمَوَالِيكَ» فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ بَقِيتُ لَأَفْنِيَنَّ عَدَدَهَا قَالَ الْحَسَنُ فَفَعَلَ وَاللَّهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْ قَيْسُ الْوَفَاةَ أَوْصَى بَنِيهِ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمَسْأَلَةَ فَإِنَّهَا آخِرُ كَسْبِ الْمَرْءِ إِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يَسْأَلْ إِلَّا تَرَكَ كَسْبَهُ