Ashajj 'Abdu'l-Qays said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said to me, 'You have two qualities which Allah loves.'
I asked, 'What are they, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,?' He
said, 'Forbearance and modesty.' I asked, 'Have I had them for a long time
or are they new?' He replied, 'You have had them for a long time.' I said,
'Praise be to Allah who fashioned me with two qualities which Allah loves!'"
Al-Hasan related that a man died and left a son and a mawla. He
appointed the mawla as his son's guardian. This was not remiss and continued
to look after the lad until he came of age an then he found him a wife.
Then the boy said to him, "Equip me so that I can seek for knowledge."
He fitted him out. The boy then went to a man of knowledge and asked him
to teach him. The man said, "Tell me when you want to leave and I will
teach you." The boy said, "I feel should leave, so instruct me." The scholar
said, "Have taqwa of Allah. Have patience. Do not be hasty." Al-Hasan remarked
that this contains all good.
