Saʿd (1) ibn Ibrāhīm al-Zuhrī narrated on the authority of Ṭalq ibn Ḥabīb that he said:

“Allah’s claims upon His servants are too weighty for them to discharge, and His favors are too numerous to be counted; therefore, greet each morning in repentance and end each evening in repentance.” (2)

Ibn al-Aʿrābī said: It used to be said, “The legal insight of al-Ḥasan, the scrupulousness of Ibn Sīrīn, the forbearance of Muslim ibn Yasār, and the devotion of Ṭalq”—and Ṭalq would address the people and admonish them. (3)

Ḥammād ibn Zayd related from Ayyūb: “I never saw anyone more devoted in worship than Ṭalq ibn Ḥabīb.”

Some claimed that al-Ḥajjāj—may Allah destroy him—killed Ṭalq along with Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, but this report is not authentic.

Abū Ḥātim (4) said: “Ṭalq is reliable, though he inclined to the doctrine of irjāʾ.”

Ibn ʿUyaynah said: I heard ʿAbd al-Karīm say, “When Ṭalq began reciting Sūrat al-Baqarah he would not bow until he reached Sūrat al-ʿAnkabūt, and he used to say, ‘I yearn to stand (in prayer) until my back complains.’” (5)

Ghundar reported: ʿAwf narrated to us from Ṭalq ibn Ḥabīb that in his supplication he would say, “O Allah, I ask You for the knowledge possessed by those who fear You, for the fear felt by those who truly know You, for the certainty of those who rely upon You, for the reliance of those who are certain of You, for the turning back of the humble to You, and for the humility… (6)"