It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wake up his family to spend the night in worship during the last ten days of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been given some things which were not given to any prophet before me." I asked: O Messenger of Allah! What are those things? He said: "I have been helped through awe, the treasures of the earth have been given to me, my name has been kept Ahmad, soil has been made purifying for me like water, and my Ummah has been given the title of the best Ummah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform Witr near the time of the Fajr adhan, and would offer the Sunnah of Fajr near the time of the iqamah.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sleeping and we were sitting nearby discussing the Dajjal. Suddenly, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, and the color of his blessed face had turned red. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is something I fear for you more than the Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a mule was presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a gift. I asked, "What is this?" He replied, "It is a mule. Is it male or female?" I asked, "From which lineage does it come?" He said, "A donkey is made to mount a mare, and the result is this mule." I said, "Then should I not also make such-and-such donkey mount such-and-such mare?" He said, "No, this is done by those who are ignorant."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I used to present myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing and performing prayer at that time, he would say "Subhan Allah," and if he was not performing prayer at that time, he would grant permission as it was (and there would be no need to say "Subhan Allah").

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the place of sacrifice in Mina and said: "This is the place of sacrifice, and all of Mina is a place of sacrifice."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Hasan was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard about the birth of the child and came and said: "Show me my son. What have you named him?" I replied: Harb. He said: "No, his name is Hasan." Then when Husayn was born, I named him Harb. On this occasion too, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "Show me my son. What have you named him?" I again replied: Harb. He said: "No, his name is Husayn." The same happened at the birth of the third son, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to "Muhsin." Then he said: "I have named these children after the children of Hazrat Harun (peace be upon him), whose names were Shabbar, Shabbir, and Mushbir."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when we were about to leave Makkah, the daughter of Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) started following us, calling out,“Uncle! Uncle!”I took her by the hand and entrusted her to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), and said to her,“Take care of your cousin.”When we reached Madinah, there was a dispute between me, Sayyiduna Ja’far, and Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with them) regarding the guardianship of the girl. Sayyiduna Ja’far (may Allah be pleased with him) argued that she was his uncle’s daughter, and her maternal aunt, Sayyidah Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her), was married to him, so her guardianship was his right. Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that she was his niece. I claimed that I had brought her and she was my uncle’s daughter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) decided the matter, saying:“Ja’far! You resemble me in appearance and character. Ali! You are from me and I am from you. And Zayd! You are our brother and our freed slave. The girl will stay with her maternal aunt, for the maternal aunt is like the mother in status.”I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Why don’t you marry her?”He replied,“Because she is my foster niece.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard a man supplicating for forgiveness for his polytheist parents, so I said, "Can a person supplicate for forgiveness for his polytheist parents?" He replied, "Did not Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) supplicate for forgiveness for his father?" I mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so this verse was revealed: «﴿مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ﴾ [التوبة: 113] » "It is not appropriate for the Prophet and the believers to seek forgiveness for the polytheists."