Once, a married slave woman belonging to Saeed bin Qais was brought to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) who had committed adultery. He gave her one hundred lashes and then stoned her, and said: I gave the lashes because of the Noble Qur'an, and I stoned her because of the Sunnah.

Abdu Khair, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I saw that Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, called for water to perform ablution, moistened his hands with the water, and wiped them over the upper part of his feet, and said: "This is the ablution of a person who is not without ablution." Then he said: "If I had not seen the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, wiping over the upper part of the feet in masah over the socks, I would have given the opinion that the lower part of the foot is more deserving of being wiped." Then he drank the leftover water from the ablution while standing and said: "Where are those people who think that in no circumstance is it permissible to drink water while standing?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a large blessed head, a complexion that was white with a reddish tinge, and a thick beard. His joints were very strong, his palms and feet were full, and there was a long line of hair from his chest to his navel. The hair on his head was thick and slightly curly. When he walked, he would take small steps, and it seemed as if he was descending from a slope. He was neither very tall nor very short. I have not seen anyone like him before or after him, peace and blessings be upon him.

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was neither very tall nor very short, his blessed head was large, his hair was slightly curly, and his beard was thick. His palms and feet were full, there was a tinge of redness in his blessed face, from his chest to his navel there was a long line of hair, the joints of his bones were very strong, when he walked he took small steps, it seemed as if he was descending from a slope. I have not seen anyone like him before or after him, peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was neither very tall nor very short, his blessed head was large and his beard was thick, his palms and feet were full, there was a tinge of redness in his blessed face, from his chest to his navel there was a long line of hair, the joints of his bones were very strong, when he walked he took small steps, it seemed as if he was descending from a slope, I have not seen anyone like him before or after him, peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when we migrated to Madinah Munawwarah and ate the fruits there, we developed stomach illnesses, which gradually led us to severe fever. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept inquiring about the situation at Badr. When we learned that the polytheists were advancing towards the place of Badr, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also set out towards Badr, which was the name of a well. We reached there before the polytheists and found two men there, one a Qurayshi and the other a slave of ‘Uqbah bin Abi Mu‘ayt. The Qurayshi ran away as soon as he saw us, and we captured the slave of ‘Uqbah. We asked him about the number of their army. He said,“By Allah! They are very many and their war equipment is very strong.”When he said this, the Muslims began to beat him, and while beating him, they brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also asked him about the number of the polytheists of Makkah. He gave the same answer as before. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tried his best to find out their exact number, but he refused to tell. Finally, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him,“How many camels do they slaughter daily?”He replied,“They slaughter ten camels daily.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) immediately said,“Their number is one thousand, because one camel suffices at least a hundred men.”At night, a light rain began to fall. To avoid the rain, we went under trees and shelters, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spent the whole night in that state praying to his Lord: «اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ تُهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْفِئَةَ لَا تُعْبَدْ» “O Allah! If this group is destroyed, then You will not be worshipped.”Anyway, at the break of dawn, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called out,“O servants of Allah! The prayer is ready.”The people left the trees and shelters and gathered around the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer and then began to encourage jihad. Then he said,“The army of Quraysh is on the red slope of this mountain.”When the army of Quraysh came near us and we also formed our ranks, suddenly a man from among them, riding a red camel, came out and began to circle his army. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him),“Ali! Call out to Hamzah—who was closest to the polytheists of Makkah—ask who this man on the red camel is and what he is saying.”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“If there is anyone in the army of Quraysh who can command good, it is this man riding the red camel.”Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said,“This is ‘Utbah bin Rabi‘ah, who is stopping people from fighting and saying, ‘O my people! I see people who have become weak. If you have even a little ability, they will never reach you. O my people! Today, tie a band on my head and say that ‘Utbah bin Rabi‘ah has become a coward, even though you know I am not a coward.’”When Abu Jahl heard this, he said,“Are you saying this? By Allah! If anyone else had said this besides you, I would have told him to go and suck his father’s private parts (he cursed). Your lungs have filled your belly with awe.”‘Utbah said,“O yellow-buttocked one! You taunt me? Today you will know who among us is a coward.”After this, in excitement, ‘Utbah, his brother Shaybah, and his son Walid came out to the battlefield and challenged for single combat. In response, six young men from the Ansar came out. ‘Utbah said,“We do not want to fight them. Let our own kin come out against us, those who belong to Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib.”Hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Hamzah, and Sayyiduna ‘Ubaydah bin Harith bin Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with them) to rise and face them. In this combat, ‘Utbah, Shaybah, and Walid were all killed, and among the Muslims, Sayyiduna ‘Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) was wounded. In this way, we killed seventy of them and captured seventy as prisoners. Meanwhile, a short-statured young Ansari brought ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd al-Muttalib—who later became a Companion—as a prisoner. ‘Abbas said,“O Messenger of Allah! By Allah, he did not capture me. I was captured by a man who had no hair on either side of his head, had a very handsome face, and was riding a dappled horse, whom I do not see among you now.”The Ansari said,“O Messenger of Allah! I captured him.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him to remain silent and said,“Allah helped you through a noble angel.”Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that among Banu ‘Abd al-Muttalib, we had captured ‘Abbas, ‘Aqil, and Nawfal bin Harith.

Shuraih bin Hani says that I asked Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) about a male companion regarding wiping over leather socks, so she said: "You should ask this question to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), because he used to accompany the Prophet (peace be upon him) on journeys." So I asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded us that when we go on a journey, we should wipe over our leather socks."

Saeed bin Wahb and Zaid bin Yuthai’ say that once, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) made the people swear in the courtyard of Kufa and said:“Whoever heard any statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about me at the occasion of Ghadir Khumm, let him stand up.”Upon this, according to Saeed’s opinion, six men stood up, and according to Zaid’s opinion, six men stood up, and all of them testified that they had heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) at the occasion of Ghadir Khumm:“Does Allah not have a right over the believers?”All replied:“Indeed!”He said:“O Allah! Whomever I am the master of, Ali is also his master. O Allah! Befriend whoever befriends Ali, and be the enemy of whoever is hostile to him.”

The previous narration is also reported through another chain, with the following addition at the end: "Whoever helps Ali, then help him, and whoever abandons him, then abandon him."