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 in stature. 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) used to continuously recite the Qur'an to us except when he was in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity).

Abu Burdah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was sitting with my father when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came. He greeted us with salam and entrusted my father with some matter of the people, and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed me: "Ask Allah for guidance, and by guidance, take it to mean guidance of the path, and ask Allah for correctness and soundness, and by that, take it to mean the straightness of an arrow." Also, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade me from wearing a ring on the index or middle finger. The narrator says that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing, so I could not properly understand the gesture of his fingers. Then he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade me from red-striped and silk garments. We asked: O Commander of the Faithful! What is meant by "Maisarah" (this word is used in the hadith)? What is this thing? He said: Women used to make something to place on the saddles of their husbands' mounts (which is called a saddlecloth), that is what is meant. Then we asked what is meant by "Qassiyah"? He said: The garments from Syria in which patterns like citron are made. Abu Burdah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when I saw garments made of linen, I understood that these are the ones.

Maisarah (may Allah have mercy on him) and Zadhan say that once Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) drank water while standing, and said: If I have drunk water standing, it is because I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) do so, and if I have drunk sitting, I have seen him do that as well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted wiping (over socks/leather socks) for three days and three nights for the traveler, and for one day and one night for the resident.

Abu Juhaifa (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) once said: When I narrate to you any hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then to me, falling from the sky is more preferable than falsely attributing something to him, and war is nothing but strategy and deception.

Zadhan says that once Syedna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) drank water while standing, and people began to look at him with astonishment. He said: Why are you staring at me? If I have drunk water standing, it is because I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do so, and if I have drunk sitting, I have seen him do that as well.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had excess blood removed from a vein of his blessed body, and he gave wages to the person who performed this task, who is called a hajjam (barber/cupping practitioner).

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had excess blood removed from a vein of his blessed body, and he instructed me to give the person who performed this task — who was called a hajjam (barber/cupping specialist) — his wages.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about her two children who had died during the time of ignorance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Both of them are in Hell." Then, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the unpleasant effect of this on the face of Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her), he said: "If you were to see their abode, you would also come to dislike them." She submitted: O Messenger of Allah! Then what about my children who are from you? He said: "They are in Paradise." Then he said: "The believers and their children will be in Paradise, and the polytheists and their children will be in Hell." After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: «﴿وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ﴾ [الطور: 21] » "Those who believed and whose offspring followed them in faith, We shall join their offspring with them."