The words of Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Mujahid that he said: When Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) stood in prayer, he was like a peg.

It is narrated from Abu Ishaq that he said: I have not seen a prostration greater than his, meaning Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning "Hold to pardon" [Al-A'raf: 199] that he said: It means what comes before him of people's manners. By Allah, as long as I remain among the people, I too will act upon it.

It is narrated from Abu Nawfal bin Abi Aqrab that he said: We came to Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and he had been observing the continuous fast (sawm al-wisal) for fifteen days.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ubaydullah that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) addressing the people. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You have come from various lands and you are seeking a great thing, so hold fast to good composure and sincerity of intention.

It is narrated from Wahb bin Kaysan that he said: When allegiance was given to Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), a man from Iraq wrote to him: "Peace be upon you. I praise before you Allah, besides whom there is no god. To proceed: Those who obey Allah and the people of goodness have a sign by which they are recognised, and these things are recognised in them: enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and acting in obedience to Allah. And know that the likeness of the leader is that of a market: whatever is in it is what will come to him. If the leader is righteous, the righteous will come to him with their righteousness, and if the leader is wicked, the wicked will come to him with their wickedness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The food of the son of Adam has been made a parable: even if plenty of salt and spices are put in it, he knows what its end will be.

It is narrated concerning Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that food was brought to him, and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman said: Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, and we had nothing with which to shroud him, though he was better than me. And Mus'ab bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, and he too was better than me, and we had nothing with which to shroud him. Yet we have received from this world what we have received. Then Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman said: I fear that our good things may have been given to us in advance in this world.

It is narrated from Awn bin Abdullah that he said: During the trial of Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), a man was sitting in an orchard in Egypt, worried and sorrowful, scratching at the ground. While he was doing so he raised his head and found a man with a spade standing before him. The man with the spade said: What is the matter, that I find you worried and sorrowful? As though he thought little of him, he said: It is nothing. At that the man with the spade said: If this is for the sake of the world, then the world is a present commodity from which the righteous and the wicked eat. And the Hereafter is a true appointed time in which a powerful King will judge. He will judge between truth and falsehood. He went on until he mentioned that it has joints like the joints of flesh; whoever errs in any of them errs from the truth. When the man heard these things he said: My concern is over the internal affairs of the Muslims. The narrator said: At that the man said: Soon Allah Almighty will save you because of your compassion for the Muslims. And ask: Who is the one who asked of Allah and was not given? Who supplicated to Allah and was not answered? Who relied on Allah and Allah did not suffice him? Who trusted in Allah and Allah did not save him? The narrator said: So I began to say: O Allah, keep me safe and keep others safe from me. He said: Then that trial came to an end, and I suffered no harm from it.

It is narrated from Salamah bin Kuhayl that he said: Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) met me and said to me: O Salamah, of the things I used to know, nothing remains except this prayer. No soul would please me by ransoming me from death, not even the soul of a fly. The narrator said: Then he wept.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Sit with the elders, mix with the wise, and ask the scholars.

It is narrated from Yazid bin Abi Ziyad that he said: People passed by Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) carrying the funeral bier of Abu Abd al-Rahman, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He has found rest, and rest has been found from him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning "Then indeed, for him is a straitened life" [Taha: 124] that he said: This is the torment of the grave.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning "will surely return you to a place of return" [Al-Qasas: 85] that he said: The place of return means his Hereafter, that is, Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: On the Day of Resurrection the father of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will meet Ibrahim. He will cling to Ibrahim, and Ibrahim will say to him: I commanded you and forbade you, but you disobeyed me. His father will say: But today I will not disobey you. The narrator said: Ibrahim will set out toward Paradise, and he will be with him. The narrator said: It will be said to Ibrahim: O Ibrahim, leave him. The narrator said: He will say: Allah Almighty has promised me that He will not disgrace me on this day. The narrator said: Then an angel will come to Ibrahim from his Lord and greet him with peace. Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will be startled by him and will speak with him, and he will become so occupied that he becomes heedless of his father. The narrator said: Then the angel will depart, and Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will walk toward Paradise. The narrator said: At that his father will call out to him: O Ibrahim! The narrator said: He will turn toward him, and his form will have been changed altogether. The narrator said: At that Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will say: Uff, uff! Then he (peace be upon him) will straighten up and leave him.