Mohammad Awan

كان عمر رضي الله عنه يبكي ليلا و نهارا فسئل عن ذلك فقال:

قد وليت أمرًا إن أعدل أحاسب، و إن أظلمت أعاقب، و إن نمت نهارا أضعت الرعية، و إن نمت ليلا أضعت نفسي

أخرج نحوه ابن عساكر في تاريخ دمشق

It is said umar رضي الله عنه would cry through out the day and night so he was asked about this and he رضي الله عنه replied by saying:

I have been put in a position of leadership, if I deal justly I will be questioned about it. And if deal oppressively I will be punished. And If I sleep during the day I would be neglecting those under my authority and if I sleep during the night I would be neglecting my self (by leaving of worshiping).

‎وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ 7:182

‎عن سفيان، في قوله: {سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ} [الأعراف: ١٨٢] قال: نسبغ عليهم النعم، ونمنعهم الشكر

حلية الأولياء

As for those who deny Our signs, We will gradually draw them to destruction in ways they cannot comprehend.

Quran 7:182

Sufyan ibn ‘uyaynah رحمة الله عليه said about the above ayah:

‎”{سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُمْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ}” [Al-A’raf: 182], he said: “We will shower them with blessings, yet they will be prevented from being grateful.”

One of the funniest Arabic adages I have heard is:

تمخض الجبل فولد فأر

Which directly translates to

“The mountain labored, and a mouse was born”

And is similar to the adage in English:

“Much ado about nothing.”

Basically, talking big and doing little.

قال عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه :  وجدنا خير عيشنا بالصبر

الزهد للإمام أحمد رقم

Umar رضي الله عنه said:

We found that the best times of our lives were when we lived with patience.

قال الحسن البصري – رحمه الله تعالى

‏الصبر كنز من كنوز الخير لا يعطيه الله إلا لعبد كريم عنده ” ا

‏المصدر : الصبر لابن أبي الدنيا

Hasan al-Basri رحمة الله عليه said:

Patience is a treasure from the treasures of goodness which Allah only gives to His noble slaves.

ابنُ حجر رحمه الله :

مِن أعظم الأشياء الدافعة

للطّاعون وغيره من البلايا العظام

كثرةُ الصَّلاة على النبي ﷺ

[ بذل الماعون ] صـ ٣٣٣

Ibn Hajar رحمة الله عليه said:

Sending salutations upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم is among the greatest ways of repelling a plague and other calamities of similar magnitude.

‎قال التابعي عبيد بن عمير :

‎‏يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ الْعَظِيمِ الطَّوِيلِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ،

‎‏فَيُوضَعُ فِي الْمِيزَانِ ،

‎‏فَلاَ يَزِنُ عِنْدَ اللهِ جَنَاحَ بَعُوضَةٍ ،

‎‏ثُمَّ تَلاَ : {فَلاَ نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا}

‎‏(ابن أبي شيبة في المصنف٣٦٣١٣)

The Tabi’ Abid bin Umair رحمة الله عليه said:

A large tall man will be brought on the day of judgment and will be weight. Yet his worth will not even weigh the weight of a mosquito’s wing with Allah. Then he recited the ayah

“..on the Day of Resurrection We shall give them no weight” 18:105

‏قال ابن مسعود «رضي الله عنه» :

المخلص لربه كالماشي على الرمل لا تسمع خطواته ولكن ترى آثاره

[جامع العلوم والحكم 302]

Ibn Masood رضي الله عنه said:

The one who is sincere to his lord is like a person who walks on sand. You don’t hear his footsteps but you can see his traces.