On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not tell you who is the best person in this Ummah after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), the best person in this Ummah is Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). After that, Allah creates love wherever He wills.

Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrate that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave a verdict regarding the right of neighborhood.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade me from wearing a gold ring, silk clothing, or a garment dyed with safflower, and from reciting the Noble Qur'an while in the state of bowing or prostration.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once three men came to the presence of the Messenger of Allah. One of them said: I had one hundred uqiyah, out of which I spent ten uqiyah in the way of Allah. The second said: I had one hundred dinars, out of which I spent ten dinars in the way of Allah. The third said: I had ten dinars, out of which I spent one dinar in the way of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are all equal in reward, because each of you has spent one tenth of his wealth."

On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: In this Ummah, after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the best person is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him). After them, we have invented things in which Allah will decide as He wills.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says 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).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) washed each part of the body three times while performing ablution.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the Witr prayer close to the Fajr adhan.

Ali bin Rabi’ah says that I once saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that a riding animal was brought to him. When he placed his foot in the stirrup, he said“Bismillah.”When he sat on it, he recited this supplication:“All praise is due to Allah, «سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ» ‘All praise is for Allah, glory be to the One Who has subjected this (animal) to us, and we could not have subdued it (by ourselves), and surely to our Lord we will return.’”Then he said“Alhamdulillah”three times and“Allahu Akbar”three times, and then said: «اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ» “O Allah! There is no deity except You. I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for surely none forgives sins except You.”Then he smiled. I asked,“O Commander of the Faithful! What made you smile at this moment?”He replied,“I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do as I have done, and he also smiled. I asked him the reason, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘When the servant says,“My Lord, forgive me,”it pleases me that he knows that none forgives sins except Allah.’”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when we were about to leave Makkah, the daughter of Sayyiduna Hamzah (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 myself, Sayyiduna Ja’far, and Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding the guardianship of this girl. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“I brought her and she is my uncle’s daughter.”Sayyiduna Ja’far (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“She is my uncle’s daughter and her maternal aunt, Sayyidah Asma bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her), is my wife, so I have more right to her guardianship.”Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“She is my niece.”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.”