It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the first person to pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was myself.

Abu Ubaid says that on both occasions of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, I had the opportunity to participate with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He led the prayer before the sermon without any adhan or iqamah, then while delivering the sermon, he said: O people! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade eating the meat of the sacrifice after three days, so do not eat it after three days.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not perform any prayer after the Asr prayer, except if the sun appears clear and bright, then it is permissible."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to observe continuous fasting from one pre-dawn meal (suhoor) to the next, (he would not break his fast at sunset).

Muhammad bin Ali says that once some people came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) with complaints about some governors appointed by Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). My father said to me, "Take this letter to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and tell him that people have come with complaints about your governors. The commands of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the collection of zakat are written in this letter. Please issue orders to your governors to collect zakat from the people accordingly." So I went to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and repeated the whole matter before him. The narrator says that if anyone wanted to mention Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) in an inappropriate manner, he would refer to that day.

Abu Al-Wadi says that we set out with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) with the intention of going to Kufa, then he mentioned hadith number (1189), and at the end of it he also said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Remember! My beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has informed me that "Among the jinn there are three brothers; this one is the eldest among them, the second has a great multitude with him, and the third is weak."

Abdu Khair, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we performed the Fajr prayer with Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and then sat with him. He asked for water for ablution, washed his hands three times, rinsed his mouth twice with one handful, washed his face three times, washed both arms including the elbows three times, and washed both feet including the ankles three times, and said that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to perform ablution in this manner. Understand this well.

Abdu Khair, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we came to Syedna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, he had already performed the Fajr prayer, he asked for water for ablution, washed his hands three times, then rinsed his mouth three times with a single handful, washed his face three times, washed both arms including the elbows three times each, and said: Whoever wants to know the way of ablution of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then this is it.

Abu Ma'mar says that once we were present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), a funeral passed by there, and people stood up upon seeing it. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Who told you about this ruling?" The people mentioned the name of Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this only once, and that too because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to adopt the practices of the People of the Book, but when it was prohibited, he (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: From the spoils of the Battle of Badr, I obtained an old she-camel, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also gave me a similar she-camel. One day, I made both of them sit at the door of an Ansari’s house, intending to load them with a type of grass called ‘izkhar’ and take it to the market to sell. With me was a goldsmith from Banu Qaynuqa, whom I wanted to employ for the wedding feast of Sayyida Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). Meanwhile, inside the house of that Ansari, Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) was drinking wine (because at that time the command prohibiting wine had not yet been revealed). Upon seeing the she-camels, he took his sword and attacked them, cut off their humps, ripped open their sides, took out their livers, and brought them inside. When I saw this scene, I became very distressed. I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and at that time Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present. I told the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the whole story. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out with me, and Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) also accompanied us. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) and expressed great displeasure to him. Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) looked up and said,“You are all nothing but my father’s slaves.”Seeing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned back and left. And this incident occurred before the command prohibiting wine was revealed.