How is Salvation?
193 - ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Hārūn narrated to me: Al-Ḥasan ibn Mūsā narrated to us: Mahdī ibn Maymūn narrated to us: Wāṣil, the freed slave of Abū ʿUyayna, narrated to us, he said: Yaḥyā ibn ʿAqīl handed me a parchment and said: "This is the sermon of ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd; I was informed that he used to stand every Thursday evening delivering this sermon to his companions. In it: 'There shall come upon the people a time in which the prayer is neglected, lofty buildings are erected, swearing oaths and mutual cursing become frequent, bribery and fornication become widespread, and the Hereafter is sold for the worldly life. So when you see that, then salvation, salvation!' They said: 'And how is salvation?' He said: 'Be a carpet among the carpets of your house, and restrain your tongue and your hand.'"
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