In all of his life, the believer should be observant of the bounty of his Lord upon him.

I order you and those with you to take more caution in guarding against sins then you take caution with regards to the enemy. Indeed sins are to be feared more to an army than their enemy.

ʿAlī bin al-Ḥusayn used to [appear] miserly, but when he died, they found that he was providing for a hundred households in Madīnah.

Examples fom the Imāms of the Salaf showing their sincerity and not considering themselves to be special or important.

Whoever awoke in the morning, secure in his abode, healthy in his body, with his provision for the day...

To proceed, this earthquake is something by which Allāh [awj] reprimands the servants, and I have written to all the provinces...

Ways that bring about Love (of Allāh) and necessitate it, and they are ten in number...

The year is a tree, and the months are its branches, and the days are its twigs, and the hours are its leaves and the minutes are its fruits.