Abu Hurayra said, "There are seven major wrong actions. The first
of them is to associate things with Allah, then killing someone, slandering
chaste women, and going back to live as a Bedouin after having made
hijra."
'Abda ibn Hazn said, "The people of camels and the people of sheep
vied with one another for glory. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, 'Musa was sent, and he was a shepherd. Da'ud was sent,
and he was a shepherd. I was sent, and I used to herd sheep for my people
at Ajyad.'"
Thawban said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, told me, 'Do not live the suburbs. The person who lives
in the suburbs is like someone who lives in the graves.'"
Abu Dhubyan related that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab asked him, "Abu Dhubyan,
how large is your (soldier's) stipend?" "2500," he replied. He told him,
"Abu Dhubyan, it was taken from agriculture and increased livestock before
the lads of Quraysh were appointed over you. They do not consider the stipend
to be income."
