Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf (ra) Session 32, Sayidul Muslimeen. Abu Bakr's (ra) warning to Abdur Rahman (ra) and Salam Al Farsi (ra) as the world will open up you will take silk curtains and velvet cushions....wollen bedding will be difficult to lay upon as it will feel prickly... Umar (ra) if I did not fear the dimishing rewards I would live in luxury. Enjoying the pleasantries of the world diminishes the rewards of good deeds. 'One of the signs of The Hour is that austerity will be a tale.'