Salim al-Suddi

Salim al-Suddi, one of the close companions of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. When Umar was made caliph, he said to Salim: "Does what you have been given please you, or does it displease you?" Salim replied: "It pleases me for the people, and it displeases me for your sake." Umar said that he feared Salim had ruined himself. Salim answered that his state was good as long as he feared, and that he feared lest he should cease to fear. Then Umar asked him for an exhortation, and he mentioned that Adam was expelled from Paradise for a single sin ².