3513—“Indeed, Allah, Most High, extends His Hand at night so that the evildoer of the day may repent, and He extends His Hand by day so that the evildoer of the night may repent, until the sun rises from the west.”

Recorded by Muslim (8/99–100), al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan (8/136 and 10/188) and in al-Asmāʾ wa’l-Ṣifāt (321), and Ahmad (4/395 and 404), through the chain of Abu Ubaydah, who narrated from Abu Musa, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: ... and he mentioned it. *

3514—“Indeed, Allah loves the servant who is pious, self-sufficient, and unobtrusive.”

Recorded by Muslim (8/214–215), Ahmad (1/168), Abu Nuʿaym in al-Hilyah (1/24–25 and 368), and al-Baghawi in Sharh al-Sunnah (15/21–22), through the chain of Amir ibn Saʿd, who said:

Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas was with his camels when his son Umar came to him. When Saʿd saw him, he said, “I seek refuge in Allah from the evil of this rider!” Umar dismounted and said to him, “You have settled among your camels and sheep, while leaving the people to contend with one another for power?!” Saʿd struck him on the chest and said, “Be quiet! I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: ...” and he mentioned it.

Kathir ibn Zayd al-Aslami also narrated it from al-Muttalib, from Umar ibn Saʿd, from his father, who said:

His son Amir came to him, and he said, “My son, do you command me to become a leader in the civil strife? By Allah, not until I am given a sword such that, if I strike a Muslim with it, it recoils from him, but if I strike a disbeliever with it, it kills him. I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: ...” and he mentioned the hadith.

Ahmad recorded it (1/177), and Abu Nuʿaym recorded it through him in al-Hilyah (1/94), but he said: