Tariq bin Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saying on the pulpit: By Allah! We have no book that we read except the Noble Qur'an, or this scroll which is hanging from the sword. I obtained it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it contains the details of the shares of Zakat. The mentioned scroll used to hang from the sword of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), whose rings were made of iron.

Abdullah bin Al-Harith narrates that during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), my father Harith held a position in Makkah Mukarramah. Once, Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Makkah Mukarramah, and—as Abdullah bin Al-Harith says—I welcomed him at the encampment of a place called Qudayd. The people of Ma’ caught a horse, we cooked it with water and salt, separated its meat from the bones, and prepared tharid from it. After that, we presented the food before Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions, but his companions did not reach out for it. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“Neither did I hunt this animal, nor did I order it to be hunted. A non-Muhrim group hunted it and they are presenting it before us, so what is the harm in it? Who says it is unlawful?”People mentioned the name of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for him. Abdullah bin Al-Harith says: The scene is still vivid before my eyes that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was coming, dusting off his hands. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said the same to him:“Neither did we hunt it, nor did we order it to be hunted. A non-Muhrim group hunted it and presented it before us to eat, so what is the harm in it?”Hearing this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) expressed some hesitation and said:“I make everyone who was present at that occasion with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) swear, when the leg of a wild donkey was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not say: ‘We are in the state of Ihram, feed this to the people of Hil (non-Muhrim)?’ Is it so or not?”At this, twelve companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and confirmed Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“When ostrich eggs were brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I make all the companions present at that occasion swear, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not say: ‘We are in the state of Ihram, feed this to the non-Muhrim people?’”At this, twelve other companions (may Allah be pleased with them) stood up. Seeing this, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) got up from the dining mat and went to his tent, and the people of Ma’ ate that food.

Abdullah bin Al-Harith narrates that his father Harith was responsible for the food of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Abdullah bin Al-Harith says that the scene is still vivid in my eyes: around the pots was placed horse meat. A man came and said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) does not consider it good. Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for him. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came, dusting off his hands. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "You differ with us a lot." Hearing this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I swear by every person who was present at that time in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when the haunch of a wild donkey was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'We are in the state of Ihram, feed this to the people of Hil.' Is this not so?" Upon this, some of the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and confirmed Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "When five ostrich eggs were brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I ask those companions (may Allah be pleased with them) present at that time by oath, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not say, 'We are in the state of Ihram, feed these to those who are not in Ihram'?" Upon this, some companions (may Allah be pleased with them) stood up. Seeing this, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) got up from the dining mat and went to his tent, and that food was eaten by the people of Ma’.

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. We said, "O Messenger of Allah! If we mate such-and-such donkey with such-and-such mare and an animal like this is produced, what about that?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is done by those who are ignorant."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Witr does not have definitive proof from the Noble Qur’an like the obligatory prayers, but its obligation is established from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah Almighty is Odd and loves the odd number.

Abdullah bin Harith says that once during the caliphate of Umar or the caliphate of Uthman, I had the honor of performing Umrah with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). During this time, he stayed at the house of his sister, Sayyida Umm Hani (may Allah be pleased with her). When he finished the Umrah, he returned to her house. Water was arranged for his bath, and he performed ghusl. He had just finished bathing when a delegation from Iraq arrived. They said, "O Abu al-Hasan! We have come to you with a question. We wish that you tell us something about it." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I think that Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) has narrated to you this hadith that he was the last one to be with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." They said, "Exactly, we have come to ask you about this." He said, "The one who was the last with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was Qutham bin Abbas."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that one of the people of Suffah passed away, and he left behind two dinars or two dirhams as inheritance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are two coals of Hell with which he will be branded. You should perform the funeral prayer of your companion yourselves."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in a marfu’ form that whoever deliberately relates a false dream will be made responsible on the Day of Resurrection to tie a knot in a barley grain (he will be ordered to do so).

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that my ears heard this from the blessed tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and my heart and mind preserved it: "All people are followers of the Quraysh; the good are followers of the good, and the evil are followers of the evil."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade sacrificing an animal with a broken horn or a cut ear. The narrator says: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) about its meaning, so he said: The animal whose half or more of the ear is cut.