Does your chest not tighten when the good you do is ignored by those you treat kindly? He responded: Sufficient for me is His saying:
and do good; indeed Allaah loves the doers of good - al-Baqarah 2
Category: Sincerity
Having a good expectation of Allaah
I asked al-Khuraybee regarding at-tawakkul, and he said: “I believe that at-tawakkul is having a good expectation of Allaah and trusting in Him.”
Intending solely for the Sake of Allaah
Perhaps a small deed will be magnified [in its reward] by its intention, and perhaps a large deed will be diminished [in its reward] by its intention.
When someone does you a favour or a good turn
Whoever does you [a favour or] a good turn, particularly in terms of your religion, and [offering you sincere] advice, and encouraging you upon good and discouraging you against that which is bad...
Don't concern yourself with them
Indeed, you are unable to please all of the people, so rectify that which is between you and Allaah and don't concern yourself with [what] the people [may think or say].
Sincerity to Allaah alone
Everything [we do] by which sincerity to Allaah [alone] is not intended will disappear (be worthless).
The love of money
No-one honours the dirham (money), except that Allaah humiliates him.
Maintaining righteous companionship
I accompanied ['Abdullaah] Ibn 'Own for 24 years, and throughout that time I am not aware that the angels [could have] recorded a single sin against him.
How pitiful is the state of the son of Aadam
[How] pitiful is [the state of] the son of Aadam; carrying rocks (physical hardship) is easier for him than [the spiritual struggle] to abandon sins.
How I yearn to be left alone
I visited Muhammad ibn an-Nadhr, and said: 'It is as if you dislike socialising with the people.' And he replied