The words of Abu Qilabah

This was in the writing of Abu Qilabah. He said: The likeness of the scholars is that of the stars by which guidance is taken, and of the landmarks by which the right way is found. When these stars are hidden from people, they become bewildered, and when they abandon these stars, they go astray.

It is narrated about Abu Qilabah that he used to say in his supplication: O Allah, I ask You for good things, for the leaving of evil deeds and for love of the poor, and that You accept my repentance. And when You intend a trial for Your servants, take me in death without my being afflicted by the trial.

It is narrated from Abu Qilabah that he said: When Allah Almighty declared Iblis cursed, he asked Allah Almighty for respite, so Allah Almighty granted him respite until the Day of Resurrection. Iblis said: By Your might, I will remain in the belly, or the heart, of the son of Adam as long as there is a soul in him. Allah Almighty said: By My might, as long as there is a soul in him, I will not shut repentance off from him.

Muslim bin Yasar said: If Abu Qilabah had been one of the non-Arabs, he would have been the chief judge.

Hammad bin Zayd said: I heard Ayyub speaking while he was mentioning Abu Qilabah. He said: By Allah, he was among the people of understanding and the jurists.

It is narrated from Abu Qilabah that he said: The best of your affairs is the middle course.

It is narrated from Wahb bin Munabbih that he said: All of creation is in the grasp of Allah just as a mustard seed is in front of one of you.

Iyas bin Mu'awiyah narrates from his father that among the earlier people, the best man was the one with the soundest heart and who backbit the least.

Uqbah bin Abi Yazid said: I heard Zayd bin Aslam speaking about the saying of Allah: "And those who seek forgiveness before dawn" [Al Imran: 17]. He said: Those who attend the morning prayer.