One day Abu ad-Darda 'stood in front of the Ka'bah, then he said to his best friends, "Aren't you going to travel, prepare your supplies?" They replied, "Yes." Abu Ad-Darda 'said, "Traveling to the Hereafter is farther than traveling that you do in the world." They said, "Show us what to prepare." He replied, "Perform the pilgrimage for the sake of facing major matters. Establish prayer two rak'ahs in the middle of the night to face the silence of the grave. Fast on a very hot day to face the day of resurrection."

Translated from "101 Kisah Teladan" written by Muhammad Amin al-Jundi, Indonesian translation by Safrudin Edi Wibowo, Lc