Sayings of Tawus

Tawus says: The sweetness of this world is the bitterness of the Hereafter, and the bitterness of this world is the sweetness of the Hereafter.

Tawus says: Only his grave can keep the religion of a believer safe.

Tawus said: I have not seen anything like a person who feels secure about himself. I have seen a man of whom, if it were said to me, "Who is the best person you know?", I would have said, "So-and-so", meaning that man. He remained in that state; then a pain seized him in his belly, and something of it afflicted him.
Note: The rest of this report of Tawus could not be made clear. Muhammad Awwamah, the editor of Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, says in his footnote to this report: "The meaning of the remainder of the report is not clear to me."

Abu Hashim says: The shirt of Tawus would be above his lower garment, and his upper wrap above his shirt.

Tawus says: Whoever recites ten verses in prayer at night, one hundred or more good deeds are recorded for him by the morning.