Qais bin Abad says that I asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) during a journey, "Tell me, did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advise you regarding this journey, or is it based on your own opinion?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "What is your purpose in asking this question?" I replied, "Only for the sake of religion." He said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not advise me regarding this; it is merely an opinion."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a spear. Whenever we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for any expedition, he would take that spear with him. He would fix it in the ground, and when people passed by, they would pick it up and hand it to him. Seeing this, I thought in my heart that when I reach the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I will definitely inform him of this whole situation. (So when I mentioned it,) the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If you start doing this, then no lost item will be picked up to be returned to its owner.”

On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) washed each part of the body three times while performing ablution and drank the leftover water from the ablution. Then he said, "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) doing it in this manner."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every prophet before me was given seven companions, nobles, and ministers, whereas I have been given fourteen, among whom are Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, Umar al-Faruq, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, and Ammar (may Allah be pleased with them all)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to“carefully examine the ears and eyes of the sacrificial animal; do not sacrifice a one-eyed animal, nor sacrifice an animal that is muqabalah, mudabarah, sharqa’, or kharqa’.”The narrator says: I asked Abu Ishaq,“Did Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also mention ‘adba’?”He said:“No.”Then I asked,“What is meant by muqabalah?”He replied:“An animal whose ear is cut from one edge.”Then I asked,“What is meant by mudabarah?”He replied:“An animal whose ear is cut from the back.”I asked the meaning of sharqa’, so he said:“An animal whose ear is split.”I asked the meaning of kharqa’, so he explained:“An animal whose ear is torn.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade keeping the meat of the sacrifice with oneself for more than three days.

Shuraih bin Hani (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) a question regarding wiping over leather socks (khuffs), so she said: "You should ask this question to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he has more knowledge about this issue because he used to accompany the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during travels." So I asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For a traveler, it is permitted to wipe over the leather socks for three days and three nights, and for a resident, for one day and one night."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites the Qur'an and becomes proficient in it, then on the Day of Resurrection, his intercession will be accepted for ten members of his family for whom Hell had become obligatory."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once instructed me to offer two rams in sacrifice on his behalf, so I will continue to offer sacrifice on his behalf until the end.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me as a judge and instructed: "When two parties come to you, do not pass judgment after hearing only one side, but listen to both sides; you will see how you are to judge."