It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that in this Ummah, after the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah 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).

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)? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him).

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)? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), and if I wish, I can also mention the third one.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held gold in his right hand and silk in his left hand and said, "Both of these are forbidden for the men of my Ummah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we set out on a journey with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When we reached the irrigated land in Harrah which belonged to Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Bring water for me to perform ablution.”When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had performed ablution, he stood facing the Qiblah and said Allahu Akbar, then said:“O Allah! Ibrahim, who was Your servant and Your close friend, prayed for blessings for the people of Makkah, and I, Muhammad, am Your servant and Your Messenger. I ask You to grant the people of Madinah double the blessings in their mudd and sa’ compared to the people of Makkah.”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) once said while delivering a sermon: "A time will come upon the people that will bite them, to the extent that even the one who has been given financial ease will bite his own hands, although he has not been commanded to do so. Allah Almighty says: «﴿وَلَا تَنْسَوُا الْفَضْلَ بَيْنَكُمْ﴾ [البقرة: 237] » 'Do not forget the needy among you.' In that time, the status of the wicked will be elevated, the righteous and the best people will be humiliated, and the helpless will be forced to sell their capital, even though the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this, and also forbade any sale in which there is any kind of deception, and forbade the sale of fruits before they ripen or before taking possession of them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The best woman is Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) and the best woman is Sayyidah Maryam bint Imran (peace be upon her)."

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, wearing silk garments, and reciting the Noble Qur'an while in the state of bowing (ruku‘).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three types of people are exempt from accountability: (1) The child until he reaches puberty, (2) The sleeping person until he wakes up, (3) The afflicted person until his distress is removed."

Once a married adulterer was brought to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He flogged him with one hundred lashes on Thursday and stoned him to death on Friday. Someone asked him, "Why did you combine two punishments for him?" He replied, "I flogged him because of the Noble Qur'an, and I stoned him because of the Sunnah."