The Prophet said, "One should not say that I am better than Jonah (i.e. Yunus) bin Matta." So, he mentioned his father Matta. The Prophet mentioned the night of his Ascension and said, "The prophet Moses was brown, a tall person as if from the people of the tribe of Shanu'a. Jesus was a curly-haired man of moderate height." He also mentioned Malik, the gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire, and Ad-Dajjal.

Whenever drought threatened them, `Umar bin Al-Khattab, used to ask Al-Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib to invoke Allah for rain. He used to say, "O Allah! We used to ask our Prophet to invoke You for rain, and You would bless us with rain, and now we ask his uncle to invoke You for rain. O Allah ! Bless us with rain."(1) And so it would rain.

I went to visit `Abdullah bin `Umar at his house which contained many tents made of cotton cloth and these were encircled with Suradik (part of the tent). I asked him from where, should one assume Ihram for Umra. He said, "Allah's Apostle had fixed as Miqat (singular of Mawaqit) Qarn for the people of Najd, Dhul-Hulaifa for the people of Medina, and Al-Juhfa for the people of Sham."

"Allah's Apostle, Usama bin Zaid, Bilal, and `Uthman bin abu Talha entered the Ka`ba and then closed its door. When they opened the door I was the first person to enter (the Ka`ba). I met Bilal and asked him, "Did Allah's Apostle offer a prayer inside (the Ka`ba)?" Bilal replied in the affirmative and said, "(The Prophet offered the prayer) in between the two right pillars."

The Prophet said, "Do not swear by your fathers; and whoever wants to swear should swear by Allah."

'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) used to slaughter his sacrifice at the slaughtering place (i.e the slaughtering place of the Prophet ) .

The Prophet disliked that one should go to one's family at night (on returning from a journey).

The Prophet made an Ansari man and his wife carry out Lian, and then separated them by divorce.

The Prophet said, "There is a tree among the trees which is similar to a Muslim (in goodness), and that is the date palm tree."

We participated with the Prophet in six or seven Ghazawat, and we used to eat locusts with him.

A lady slaughtered a sheep with a stone and then the Prophet was asked about it and he permitted it to be eaten.

The Prophet passed by a dead goat and said, "There is no harm if its owners benefit from its skin."

'"Except the weak ones" (4.98) and added: My mother was one of those whom Allah excused.

The Prophet said, "None has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta."

The Prophet said, "Whoever says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, is a liar."

Surat Bani Israel and Al-Kahf and Mary are among my first old property.

The Prophet said, "The son of the sister of some people is from them or from their own selves."

the Prophet said, "A Muslim cannot be the heir of a disbeliever, nor can a disbeliever be the heir of a Muslim."

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us."

I saw the Prophet lying-down in the mosque and placing one leg on the other.

The Prophet said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry."

that he passed by a group of boys and greeted them and said, "The Prophet used to do so."

Once the Prophet embraced me and said, "O Allah! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book (Qur'an).

`Abdullah bin `Umar said: I used to sleep in the mosque of the Prophet while I was young and unmarried.

Mu`adh used to pray with the Prophet and then go and lead his people (tribe) in the prayer.

The Prophet said, "Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is essential for a perfect and correct prayer. "

The Prophet permitted the people who provided the pilgrims with water to stay at Mecca during the nights of Mina.

That the Prophet allowed people who provided the pilgrims with water to stay at Mecca during the nights of Mina.

The Prophet married Maimuna while he was in the state of Ihram, (only the ceremonies of marriage were held).

Allah's Apostle used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of the month of Ramadan.

The Prophet said, "The buyer and the seller have the option of canceling or confirming the deal unless they separate."

The Prophet said, "He who buys foodstuff should not sell it till he has received it."

Allah's Apostle al lowed the owner of 'Araya to sell the fruits on the trees by means of estimation.

The Prophet forbade the s of (date) fruits till they were red or yellow and fit for eating.

as above, saying, "He should pay the price in advance for a specified measure and for a specified period."

The Prophet made a deal with the people of Khaibar that they would have half the fruits and vegetation of the land they cultivated.

Abu Bakr used to say, "Look after Muhammad (saws) in (looking after) his family."

(who was one of the Badr warriors) Allah's Apostle said, "Give me the pledge of allegiance."

On the day of Uhud. the Prophet said, "This is Gabriel holding the head of his horse and equipped with war material.'

I heard the Prophet saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the house."

I along with some boys went out to receive Allah's Apostle at Thaniyatal-Wada`.

The Prophet said, "None should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta."

"When the sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah's Apostle an announcement was made that a prayer was to be offered in congregation."

The Prophet said, "A woman should not travel for more than three days except with a Dhi-Mahram."

The Prophet used to offer the Nawafil, while riding, facing a direction other than that of the Qibla.

The Prophet had forbidden the sale of fruits till they were ripe (free from blight).

When `Abdullah bin 'Ubai died, his son `Abdullah bin `Abdullah came to Allah's Apostle and asked him to give him his shirt in order to shroud his father in it. He gave it to him and then `Abdullah asked the Prophet to offer the funeral prayer for him (his father). Allah's Apostle got up to offer the funeral prayer for him, but `Umar got up too and got hold of the garment of Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle Will you offer the funeral prayer for him though your Lord has forbidden you to offer the prayer for him" Allah's Apostle said, "But Allah has given me the choice by saying: '(Whether you) ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them; even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times..' (9.80) so I will ask more than seventy times." `Umar said, "But he (`Abdullah bin 'Ubai) is a hypocrite!" However, Allah's Apostle did offer the funeral prayer for him whereupon Allah revealed: 'And never (O Muhammad) pray for anyone of them that dies, nor stand at his grave.' (9.84)

When `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul died, Allah's Apostle was called in order to offer the funeral prayer for him. When Allah's Apostle got up (to offer the prayer) I jumped towards him and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you offer the prayer for Ibn Ubai although he said so-and-so on such-and-such-a day?" I went on mentioning his sayings. Allah's Apostle smiled and said, "Keep away from me, O `Umar!" But when I spoke too much to him, he said, "I have been given the choice, and I have chosen (this) ; and if I knew that if I asked forgiveness for him more than seventy times, he would be for given, I would ask it for more times than that." So Allah's Apostle offered the funeral prayer for him and then left, but he did not stay long before the two Verses of Surat-Bara'a were revealed, i.e.:-- 'And never (O Muhammad) pray for anyone of them that dies.... and died in a state of rebellion.' (9.84) Later I was astonished at my daring to speak like that to Allah's Apostle and Allah and His Apostle know best.

When `Abdullah bin Ubai died, his son `Abdullah bin `Abdullah came to Allah's Apostle who gave his shirt to him and ordered him to shroud his father in it. Then he stood up to offer the funeral prayer for the deceased, but `Umar bin Al-Khattab took hold of his garment and said, "Do you offer the funeral prayer for him though he was a hypocrite and Allah has forbidden you to ask forgiveness for hypocrites?" The Prophet said, "Allah has given me the choice (or Allah has informed me) saying: "Whether you, O Muhammad, ask forgiveness for them, or do not ask forgiveness for them, even if you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will not forgive them," (9.80) The he added, "I will (appeal to Allah for his sake) more than seventy times." So Allah's Apostle offered the funeral prayer for him and we too, offered the prayer along with him. Then Allah revealed: "And never, O Muhammad, pray (funeral prayer) for anyone of them that dies, nor stand at his grave. Certainly they disbelieved in Allah and His Apostle and died in a state of rebellion." (9.84)