Abu Nuaim reported: Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Those who achieved did not do so, in our view, with an abundance of fasts, nor prayers. Indeed, they only achieved, in our view, with the spirit of generosity, purity of heart, and sincerity to the community.”
Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8/103
قَالَ الفضيل رحمه الله لَمْ يُدْرِكْ عِنْدَنَا مَنْ أَدْرَكَ بِكَثْرَةِ صِيَامٍ وَلَا صَلَاةٍ وَإِنَّمَا أُدْرِكَ عِنْدَنَا بِسَخَاءِ الْأَنْفُسِ وَسَلَامَةِ الصُّدُورِ وَالنُّصْحِ لِلْأُمَّةِ
8/103 حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء