It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an Ansari man and ordered him, "Level every grave and plaster every idol with clay." He said: "O Messenger of Allah! I do not wish to enter the houses of my people." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me. When I returned, he said, "Do not be among those who put people into trial or those who boast, but be only traders of goodness, for these are the people whom it is possible to surpass only through deeds."