It is reported that Imām Abū Dāwūd Al-Sijistānī – Allah have mercy on him – said:
Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal never used to involve himself in the things of this world that people involved themselves in; but when knowledge was mentioned, he would speak.
Ibn Al-Jawzī Ṣifatu Al-Ṣafwah 2:519.
It is reported that Al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad said:
Muḥammad b. Ismā'īl Al-Bukhārī was distinguished with three qualities – in addition to the rest of his praseworthy traits: He never spoke much, he never yearned for what people had. He would never occupy himself with other people’s affairs; all his attention was towards knowledge.
Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā' 12:449
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Non-Fiction-the salaf series 3- "life changes, little by little, slowly and sweetly." - a third book in 'the salaf series' - can be read as a standalone