The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the occasion of the Battle of Badr, there was no horseman among us except Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him), and among us every person would sleep except the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who kept praying under a tree and kept weeping until morning came.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that regarding anyone upon whom I have carried out any prescribed punishment, I do not feel any unease in my heart, except for (the punishment of) alcohol. If, after administering its punishment of eighty lashes, someone dies, then I pay his blood money, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify any fixed limit for it (whether forty lashes should be given or eighty).

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

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I used to have a lot of madhi (pre-seminal fluid). Since the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was married to me, I felt shy to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue myself. So I told a man to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue. So he asked about it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Such a person should wash his private part and perform wudu."

Abdu Khair, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we performed the Fajr prayer and went to sit with Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him. He asked for water for ablution, so a bucket of water and a basin were brought. Then he poured water from the bucket onto his right hand and washed his palm three times. Then he put his right hand into the vessel, took out water, rinsed his mouth, and put water into his nose three times each. Then he washed his face three times, washed both arms three times each, then put his right hand in, took out water, and wiped his head once with both hands. Then he washed both feet three times each and said: "This is the ablution of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, understand it well."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that madhy (pre-seminal fluid) would frequently discharge from my body. I mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: "When you see madhy, wash your private part and perform ablution as you do for prayer, and if semen is discharged, then perform ghusl (full ritual bath)."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

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.

When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) finished with the people of Basra, he said: The best person in this Ummah after the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), after him was Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), after that we have invented things in which Allah will do whatever He wills.