Sa'id al-Maqburi reported from his father that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Beware of avarice.
It destroyed those before you. They shed one another's blood and broke
off relations with their relatives. Injustice will appear as darkness on
the Day of Rising."
'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "I was on a camel
which was somewhat intractable and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, remarked, 'You must be compassionate. Whenever there is
compassion in something, it adorns it, and when it is removed from something
it disgraces it."
Kathir ibn 'Ubayd said, "I visited 'A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin,
may Allah be pleased with her. She said, 'Wait until I sew up my garment.'
So I waited and said, 'Umm al-Mu'minin, when I go out, I will tell them
that your enemy is miserliness.' She said, 'Look to your own business.
There are no new clothes for anyone who does not wear shabby clothes.'"
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ قَابُوسَ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: الْهَدْيُ الصَّالِحُ، وَالسَّمْتُ، وَالِاقْتِصَادُ جُزْءٌ مِنْ سَبْعِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Right guidance, good behaviour and aiming for what is
just and correct is a seventieth part of prophethood."
