The words of Alqamah

It is narrated about Alqamah that he used to say to his companions: "Come with us, so that we may increase our faith."

It is narrated from Ibn Awn that he said: Al-Sha'bi was asked about Alqamah, and he said: "He was with the slow, yet he would catch up with the fast."

It is narrated from Murrah that he said: Alqamah was among the people devoted to Allah.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that he said: Alqamah recited the Qur'an in one night.

It is narrated from Alqamah concerning "Indeed, the earthquake of the Hour is a tremendous thing" [Al-Hajj: 1]. Sharik said: This will happen in this world, before the Day of Resurrection. Jarir said: This will happen before the Hour.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that he said: Whenever Alqamah saw his companions cheerful and lively, he would remind them of days of that kind.

It is narrated from Abu Ma'mar that he said: We went to Amr bin Shurahbil, and he said: "Come with us to the man who most closely resembles Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) in bearing and conduct." So we went to Alqamah.

It is narrated from Abu Ma'mar that he said: We were sitting with Amr bin Shurahbil when he said: "Come with us to the person who most closely resembles Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) in way of life, manner of speech and conduct, and who is the greatest confidant of Sayyiduna Abdullah." We did not know who he was until we reached Alqamah.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that he said: One morning Hammam came with his hair combed, and some people said: "Hammam's locks tell you that he did not rest them on a pillow last night."

It is narrated from Ibrahim that he said: There was a man among us called Hammam bin al-Harith. He would sleep only while sitting, in the mosque, during his prayer, and he would say: "O Allah, cure me of the need for sleep with a little of it, and make my wakefulness be in Your obedience."

It is narrated from Ibn Ma'qil that he said concerning "And if you could see when they are terrified, then there will be no escape" [Saba: 51]: That is, He terrified them, and they did not escape Him.

It is narrated from Amr bin Shurahbil that he said: Today I am ready for death and my state is light. I have left no debt, nor have I left dependants for whose ruin I fear, were it not for the fear of the Gathering.

Abu Ishaq narrates about Abu Maysarah that whenever he went to his bed he would weep, then say: "Would that my mother had never given birth to me!" He was asked: "Why?" He said: "Because we have been told that we will come to it, but we have not been told that we will cross it."

It is narrated from Amr bin Shurahbil that he said: A man died whom the people thought to be pious. Someone came to him in his grave, and it was said to him: "We will give you a hundred lashes of the punishment of Allah." He said: "For what will you lash me, when I used to be very careful and practised piety?" It was said to him: "Fifty." It kept decreasing until it came down to one lash. So he was given one lash, and the grave blazed up with fire, and the man perished. Then he was created anew, and he said: "For what did you lash me?" They replied: "You prayed on a day that you know of while you were without ablution, and a weak, needy person asked you for help but you did not help him."

It is narrated from Abu Wa'il that he said: Apart from Amr bin Shurahbil, I have never wished to be in the body of any man of Hamdan.

It is narrated from Abu Maysarah that he said: Whoever acts upon this verse has truly attained complete righteousness: "It is not righteousness that you turn your faces toward the east and the west" [Al-Baqarah: 177].

It is narrated from al-A'mash that he said: Abu al-Sha'tha' Sulaym bin al-Aswad came to Abu Wa'il to visit him in his illness and said: "Surely there is rest in death." At this Abu Wa'il said: "I have a companion better than you, namely, five prayers in a day."

Al-A'mash reports that Abu Wa'il said to me: "O Sulayman, by Allah, if we had obeyed Allah, He would not have disobeyed us."

It is narrated from Asim that Abu Wa'il used to say while in prostration: "If You pardon me, You will pardon me despite Your power; and if You punish me, You will punish me neither unjustly nor as one who can be outrun." Then he began to weep.

It is narrated from Mughirah that he said: Ibrahim al-Taymi used to preach and give reminders in the house of Abu Wa'il, and Abu Wa'il would flutter as a bird flutters.

It is narrated from Abu Wa'il that he said: The likeness of the reciters of our time is that of embellished dirhams, or of goats that have grazed on salty shrubs and their bellies have swollen. Then when one of those goats is slaughtered, there is no marrow in it.

It is narrated about Shaqiq that when he performed ablution, he would say to Satan: "Bring now every need of yours."

It is narrated from al-A'mash that he said: Ibrahim said to me: "Hold fast to Shaqiq, for I found the companions of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) while they were many, and they counted him among the best of them."