717. ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to me; Wakiʿ—along with Abū Muʿāwiyah—reported: al-Aʿmash related to us from ʿAbd Allah ibn Murrah, who said:

Abū al-Dardāʾ said:

“Worship Allah as though you see Him. Consider yourselves already among the dead. And know that a little that suffices you is better than an abundance that distracts you. Also know that righteousness never wears out, and sin is never forgotten.”