Reports from Sa'id ibn Jubayr

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) says that placing trust in Allah is the foundation of faith.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say: O Allah! I ask You for the quality of true trust in You, and I ask You for having true expectations from You.

Hazrat Bukair bin Atiq narrates that I gave Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair a sip of honey in a bowl, so he said to me, "By Allah! I will be questioned about this as well." I asked, "Why is that?" He replied, "Because I have drunk it and enjoyed its pleasure."

Hazrat Umar bin Zar says that I read the letter of Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair which he wrote to my father, in it was written that every day in which a Muslim remains alive is a bounty for him.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the commentary of the verse { بَلْ مَکْرُ اللَّیْلِ وَالنَّہَارِ } of the Holy Quran, says that it refers to the passing of day and night.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair says that the one who remembers Allah among the heedless is like the one who guards the prisoners.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the commentary of the verse { وَمَا ہُوَ بِالْہَزْلِ } of the Holy Quran, says that what is meant by this is play.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the commentary of the verse { فَسُحْقًا لأَصْحَابِ السَّعِیرِ } of the Holy Quran, says that it refers to a valley of Hell.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the commentary of the verse { یَا عِبَادِی الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا إنَّ أَرْضِی وَاسِعَۃٌ} of the Holy Quran, says that Allah's earth is very vast; for example, if he is commanded to commit a sin, he should flee.

Hazrat Qasim bin Abi Ayyub narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair repeated the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَاتَّقُوا یَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِیہِ إِلَی اللہِ } more than twenty times.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the explanation of the verse {إنَّا ہُدْنَا إلَیْک } of the Holy Qur'an, says that we repented.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the explanation of the verse { بَلَ الإِنْسَان عَلَی نَفْسِہِ بَصِیرَۃٌ} of the Holy Quran, says: A person is a witness over his own self, even if he presents excuses.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the commentary of the verse { لاَ جَرَمَ أَنَّ لَہُمُ النَّارَ وَأَنَّہُمْ مُفْرَطُونَ } of the Holy Qur'an, says that they will be forgotten, they will be wasted.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the commentary of the verse { وَنَکْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا وَآثَارَہُمْ } of the Holy Quran, says that which they have forgotten.