12. Three Advices given on his deathbed

It is reported that when Al-Hasan Al-Basri was on his deathbed, some of his companions came to him and said:

“O Abu Sa’eed, offer us some words you can benefit us with. He

replied, “I will equip you with three words, then you must leave

me to face what I am facing.

1. Be the farthest of people from those things you have been

forbidden,

2. and be the most involved of people in the good you have

been commanded to do;

3. and know that the steps you take are two steps: a step in

your favor and a step against you, so be careful where you

come and where you go.”

-[Abû Na’yam, Hilyah Al-Awliyâ` 2:154]