Awn bin Abdullah

It is narrated from Awn bin Abdullah that he said: Part of the perfection of piety is that, along with what you know of it, you seek the knowledge of what you do not know. And know that the deficiency in your knowledge is abandoning the search for more of it. And what leads a man to abandon the search for more in what he knows is only the little benefit he draws from what he knows.

It is narrated from Awn that he said: It is enough arrogance for you that you take others to task on account of your own superiority.

It is narrated from Awn that he said: One who remembers Allah among the heedless is like one who fights among those who flee, and one who is heedless among those who remember Allah is like one who flees among those who fight.

It is narrated from Awn that he said: Allah Almighty informed of the pardon before the sin: "Allah has pardoned you; why did you give them permission?" [Al-Tawbah: 43]

It is narrated from Awn bin Abdullah that he said: No servant gives death its due place except the one who does not count tomorrow as part of his allotted term. How many people greet a day that they do not complete, and how many who hope for tomorrow do not reach it. Indeed, if you were to see the allotted term and its pace, you would come to hate hopes and deceptions.

It is narrated from Awn that he said: It used to be said: The man to whom Allah Almighty has given a good appearance and whom He has placed in a good station, and who then humbles himself for Allah, this person will be among the pure servants of Allah.

It is narrated from Ibn Sabit regarding the verse of the Qur'an, "For those who do good is the best reward, and more" [Yunus: 26]. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: This refers to looking at the Face of Allah.

It is narrated from Ibn Sabit that he said: Allah Almighty says: O son of Adam, as long as you worship Me and place your hope in Me, I will go on forgiving you for whatever has been. My servant asks Me for guidance, and how could I lead My servant astray when he is asking Me for guidance, and I am the Judge.

It is narrated from Ibn Sabit that he said: Give those who go to the prayers in the darkness of the night the glad tidings of perfect light on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from al-Ala bin Abd al-Karim that he heard Ibn Sabit speak about the verse of the Qur'an, "And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom" [Al-Zukhruf: 4]. He said: In the Mother of the Book is everything that is to come to pass until the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Ibn Sabit that he said: The affairs of the world are managed by four angels: Jibril, Mika'il, Israfil and the Angel of Death. As for Jibril, he is in charge of the armies and the wind. As for Mika'il, he is in charge of the rains and the plants. The Angel of Death is the one who takes the souls. And Israfil descends with the commands that are upon them, which they are to carry out.