1397 - Abu 'Abd Allah narrated to us, he said: Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, he said: My father narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, who said: 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Bakr and Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to me that they both narrated from Sa'id ibn 'Umarah, one of the Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr, who had companionship [with the Prophet (PBUH)]: That a man said to him, "Advise me regarding my own self, may Allah have mercy on you." He said: "When you rise for prayer, perform the ablution (wudu') perfectly, for there is no prayer for one who has no ablution, and there is no faith for one who has no prayer. Then, when you pray, pray the prayer of one who is bidding farewell [to the world]. Abandon seeking many worldly needs, for that is a present deprivation. Gather the state of having no expectation for what people possess, for that is true wealth. Look at whatever you might have to apologize for, whether in speech or action, and avoid it."
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