96 – Abū Bakr once entered upon the Messenger of Allah, and the Prophet said to him, “You are someone whom Allah has liberated from the Fire….”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhī from ʿĀʾishah.
Weak: Takhrīj al-Mishkāh 6031. Later graded sound: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tirmidhī 3679 (Maʿārif ed.).

97 – “If you love me, then brace yourself for poverty with full armor… all the way to its utmost limit.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhī from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Mughaffal.
Munkar: al-Silsilah al-Ḍaʿīfah 1681. Later graded sound: al-Silsilah al-Ṣaḥīḥah 1586.

98 – The Companions of the Prophet said, “O Messenger of Allah, we eat yet we are not satisfied….” He replied, “… and blessing will be placed in it.”

Narrated by Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Mājah from Wahshī ibn Ḥarb.
Weak: al-Kalim al-Ṭayyib 185. Later graded good: al-Silsilah al-Ṣaḥīḥah 664.