Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37273 — The words of Ibn Masud

It is narrated from Murrah bin Sharahil that he said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Fear Allah as He should be feared [Al Imran: 102]. To fear Him as He should be feared is that He be obeyed and not disobeyed, remembered and not forgotten, and thanked and not met with ingratitude. Giving wealth despite one's love for it is that you spend your wealth while you are healthy and tight-fisted, hoping to live on and fearing poverty. The superiority of night prayer over day prayer is like the superiority of secret charity over public charity.