‘I was sitting in a gathering with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when Mus’ab bin ‘Umair appeared before us, wearing nothing but a Burdah patched with some animal furs. When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saw him he began crying because of the good life he previously had compared to the state that he was […]
“The people of As-Suffah were the guests of the people of Islam,they had nothing of people nor wealth to rely upon. And By Allah, the One Whom there is none worthy of worship besides Him – I would lay on the ground on my liver (side) due to hunger, And I would fasten a stone […]
“Indeed Allah, Most High said: ‘O son of Adam! Devote yourself to My worship, I will fill your chest with riches and alleviate your poverty. And if you do not do so, then I will fill your hands with problems and not alleviate your poverty.’”
” The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) died and we had a Shatr of barley. We ate from it as Allah willed, then I said to the slave girl: ‘Measure it’ so she measured it, and it was not long before it was gone.” She said: “If we had left it alone then we could have eaten […]
“We had a cloth which had some pictures on it as a curtain on my door. The Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) saw it and said: ‘Remove it, for it reminds me of the world.’” She said: “We had a piece of velvet that had patches of silk on it which we used to wear.”
“The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had a leather cushion stuffed with palm fibres which he would lean on.”
“What remains of it?” She said: “Nothing remains of it except its shoulder.” He said: “All of it remains except its shoulder.”
“We, the family of Muhammad, would go for a month without kindling a fire, having only water and dates.”
“I (once) asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) (for something) and he gave it to me. Then I asked him (again) and he gave it to me. Then I asked him (again) and he gave it to me. Then I asked him (again), so he gave it to me. Then he said: ‘O Hakim! Indeed […]
“We were tested along with the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) by adversity, so we were patient, then we were tested after him with prosperity, but we were not patient.”