It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the occasion of Ghadir Khumm: "Whoever I am the master of, Ali is also his master." Later, people added to this: "O Allah! Be the friend of whoever is his friend, and be the enemy of whoever is his enemy."

A man asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about the sacrifice of a cow. He replied that one cow suffices for seven people. The man asked, "What if its horn is broken?" He replied, "There is no harm." He asked, "What if it is lame?" He replied, "If it can walk to the place of sacrifice by itself, then slaughter it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded us to "carefully examine the animal's eyes and ears."

Ibn Aba’d says that once Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me:“Ibn Aba’d! Do you know what is the right of food?”I replied:“You tell me, what is its right?”He said:“The right of food is that at its beginning you say: «بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيْمَا رَزَقْتَنَا» ‘In the name of Allah, I begin, O Allah! Bless us in what You have provided for us.’”Then he said to me:“Do you know what is the gratitude after finishing the food?”I replied:“You tell me, what is its gratitude?”He said:“You should say: «اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا» ‘All praise is due to Allah who fed us and gave us drink.’”Then he said:“Shall I not tell you something about myself and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her)? Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was also the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the most honorable in the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) among all children, and she was also my life companion. She ground so much grain that marks appeared on her hands, carried so many water skins that marks appeared on her neck, cleaned the house so much that her clothes became dusty, kindled so much fire under the cooking pot that her clothes became worn out, which caused her severe physical pain. Coincidentally, at that time, some captives or servants had come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I told her to go and request a servant from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that you may get some relief from this hardship. So she went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and she saw that there was one or more servants with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but she could not present her request and returned. After this, the narrator mentioned the entire hadith, and at the end, he mentioned this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): ‘Shall I not tell you something better than a servant? When you lie down on your bed, recite Subhan Allah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu Akbar thirty-four times.’ Upon this, she uncovered her head from the sheet and said: ‘I am pleased with Allah and His Messenger.’ Then the narrator mentioned the complete hadith.”

Ubaidah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that we used to consider the middle prayer (Salat al-Wusta) to be the Fajr prayer, then one day Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith that during the Battle of Ahzab, when the fighting began, the polytheists prevented us from performing the Asr prayer. On that occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Fill their bellies and graves with fire, for they did not allow us to perform the Asr prayer until the sun had set." On that day, we realized that the middle prayer (Salat al-Wusta) refers to the Asr prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a silk garment to me. I wore it, but when I saw signs of displeasure on the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I, on the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), distributed it among my women.

Nazzal bin Sabrah says that once, in his presence, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) performed the Zuhr prayer, then sat in the courtyard of the mosque to resolve people's issues. When the time for Asr prayer arrived, a vessel of water was brought to him. He took a handful of water and wiped his hands, arms, face, head, and feet with the wet hand. Then, while standing, he drank that water and said that some people dislike drinking water while standing, although the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also did as I have done. And the person who is not without ablution but already has ablution, this is the ablution of that person.

Imam Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sharaha Hamdaniyyah was addressed by Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him):“It is possible that you were forced into this act? Perhaps he is your husband?”But she kept replying“No”to every question. Thus, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) flogged her after she gave birth, and then carried out the punishment of stoning on her. Someone asked,“Why did you give her both punishments?”He replied,“I flogged her in the light of the Book of Allah, and I stoned her in the light of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best among you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."

Abu Wa'il says that once a man came to Sayyidina Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! I am unable to pay the amount for my contract of manumission, please help me." He replied, "Shall I not teach you the words that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me? Even if you have a debt equal to Mount Seer in dinars, Allah will pay it off for you." He said, "Why not?" He (Ali) said, "Keep reciting this supplication: «اَللّٰهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ» 'O Allah! Suffice me with what You have made lawful against what You have made unlawful, and make me independent of all others besides You through Your grace.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated, saying: «اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا» "O Allah! Bless my Ummah in their early morning hours."