If Allah broadens your provision and you thank Him, that is best for you; and if He narrows it and you still show gratitude, that too is best for you. But to make the present world your greatest concern and the limit of your knowledge is sheer loss, both here and in the Hereafter. We ask Allah to protect us and you from every trial, outward and inward.

1861 – Abu Zayd ʿAmr ibn Akhtab al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer, then mounted the pulpit and preached to us until the time for Zuhr arrived. He descended, prayed, then mounted the pulpit again and preached until the time for ʿAsr. He came down, prayed, then mounted the pulpit once more and continued to address us until the sun set. He informed us of all that had been and all that will be; the one who remembers the most of it is the most knowledgeable among us.” Related by Muslim.

1862 – ʿAʾisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet ﷺ declared, “Whoever vows to obey Allah must fulfill that obedience, and whoever vows to disobey Allah must not carry it out.” Related by al-Bukhari.

[Explanation]
These narrations are among the hadiths the author cites in his Riyad al-Salihin that are scattered throughout the work and do not belong to any single chapter. One of them demonstrates that the Prophet ﷺ was the most gifted speaker and that Allah