The words of Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Those who were before you were destroyed by this dinar and dirham, and these two will destroy you as well.

Ibn Abi Musa narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), concerning "And for him who fears standing before his Lord there are two gardens" [Al-Rahman: 46], that he said: For the foremost there will be two gardens of gold, and for the followers there will be two gardens of silver.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: On the Day of Resurrection the sun will be above the heads of the people, and the people's deeds will shade them or leave them exposed to the sun.

It is narrated from Masruq that he said: We were with Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: So we came at night to a ruined orchard. Masruq said: Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up during the night and prayed, reciting beautifully, and then he said: O Allah, You are the Mu'min and You love the believer (mu'min). You are the Muhaymin and You love the muhaymin. You are Salam and You love peace (salam). You are Truthful and You love the truthful.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The soul of the believer comes out more fragrant than musk. The narrator said: Then the angels who took out that soul ascend with it. Before they reach the heaven, other angels meet them and ask: Who is this with you? These angels answer: It is so-and-so, and they mention him by his best deed. At that the angels who asked say: May Allah Almighty have mercy on you and on the one who is with you. The narrator said: Then the gates of heaven are opened for him. The narrator said: Then his face shines. So he comes to the Lord, and in his face there is a proof like the sun. He said: As for the other one, his soul comes out more foul-smelling than a carcass. The angels who take it out ascend with it, and before they reach the heaven some angels meet them and say: Who is this? The angels say: It is so-and-so, and they mention his worst deed. The narrator said: At that those angels say: Send him back. Allah Almighty has done him no wrong. The narrator said: Then Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: "And they will not enter Paradise until a camel passes through the eye of a needle" [Al-A'raf: 40].

It is narrated from Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) that he said: Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Amir: From Abdullah bin Qays to Amir bin Abdullah, who was formerly called Amir bin Abd Qays. To proceed: I knew you to be upon a certain state, and it has reached me that you have changed. So if you are upon the state in which I knew you, then fear Allah and persevere. And if you have changed, then fear Allah and return.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: A good companion is better than solitude, and solitude is better than a bad companion. Behold! The likeness of a good companion is that of perfume: even if he gives you none of it, its fragrance will cling to you. And behold! The likeness of a bad companion is that of the smoke of a furnace: even if it does not burn you, its smell will reach you. Behold! The heart is called the heart (qalb) because of its turning over (taqallub). Behold! The likeness of the heart is that of a feather hanging from a tree in the open air above the ground, which the wind keeps turning over, up and down.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were with Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) at his house when he heard some people talking, and he heard eloquence and fine rhetoric. The narrator said: He said: O Anas, come, let us remember Allah for a while, for these people are such that one of them could almost cut leather with his tongue. Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What has held people back from the Hereafter? What has held them back from it? The narrator said: I said: The world and desires. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No. Rather, the Hereafter is hidden from the eyes and the world is present. If people were to see it with their own eyes, they would not treat the two as equal, nor would they waver.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Indeed this Qur'an will be a reward for you, and it will be a remembrance for you, and it will be a burden upon you. So follow the Qur'an, and do not make the Qur'an follow behind you. For whoever follows the Qur'an, it will bring him down into the gardens of Paradise, and whomever the Qur'an follows behind, it seizes him by the nape of his neck and casts him into Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When Iblis reaches the morning he sends out his army. One says: I stayed with him constantly until he drank wine. Satan says: You have done well. Another says: I stayed with him constantly until he committed adultery. Iblis says: You have done well. Another says: I stayed with him constantly until he committed murder. Iblis says: You have done well.

It is narrated from Abu al-Aswad that he said: Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) gathered the reciters of the Qur'an. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Let no one come here except one who has memorised the Qur'an. The narrator said: We gathered, about three hundred men. He (may Allah be pleased with him) admonished us and said: You are the reciters of this city. Let not the time grow long for you, or your hearts will harden just as the hearts of the People of the Book hardened.

It is narrated from Abu Burdah that he said: My father sent me to Madinah and said: Meet the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask them questions, and bear in mind that I will question you. So I met Sayyiduna Ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was a humble man.