If you live until the evening, then do not expect to live until the following morning. And if you live until the morning, then do not expect to see the evening.
Category: Companions of the Prophet ﷺ
As if your were a stranger or passer by
The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ took hold of my shoulder, and said:
Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a passer by.
Resemble the prayer of the Messenger of Allaah
'Amr ibn al-Aswad performed hajj, and on his way back he passed by Madeenah.
Every innovation is misguidance
Every innovation is misguidance, even if the people see it as something good.
Lying adversely affects the liar
I have never lied since learning that lying adversely affects the liar.
He would memorise 500 hadeeth in a single sitting
None of our companions were better at memorising hadeeth than him (Yahyaa ibn Yamaan); He would memorise 500 hadeeth in a single sitting.
Prepare for a day like this
For what reason have they gathered here?
Which of the believers are the most intelligent?
Those who are best in character.
Remembering death
'Umar ibn 'Abdul-'Azeez used to gather the fuqahaa every night and they would [all] remember death, the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter and then they would weep.
There is no excuse for going astray-2
There is no excuse for anyone, after the Sunnah, to be misguided upon error which he thought was guidance.