Ali ibn Abi Talib said, 'Refresh the hearts and seek for them a portion of wisdom, for they get weary as bodies get weary.'
And he also said, 'Indeed, these hearts get weary as bodies get weary, so seek a portion of wisdom for them.'
Usama ibn Zaid said, 'Refresh the hearts so they may retain remembrance.'
Al-Hasan said, 'Indeed, these hearts live and die. When they are alive, push them toward extra acts of worship; and when they die, push them toward the obligatory acts.'
Al-Zuhri said, 'There was a man who used to sit with the companions of the Messenger of Allah and talk to them.'
When they became many, and the talk became burdensome on them, he said, 'Indeed, the ears become tired, and indeed, the hearts become sour.'
So bring from your poetry and your stories!
And Abu al-Darda said, 'Indeed, I refresh myself with some idle talk, fearing that I might burden it with so much truth that it becomes weary.'
