It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The best remembrance is that which is hidden, and the best provision is that which suffices.”

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

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said,“Teach me a supplication that I may recite.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“You should say: «لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ» ‘There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, Allah is the Greatest, all praise is for Allah alone, Allah is free from all defects and shortcomings, Who is the Lord of all the worlds. The ability to avoid sin and to do good deeds comes only from Allah, Who is the Most Mighty, the Most Wise.’ Recite these words five times.”The Bedouin said,“All these words are related to my Lord, what is there for me?”He (the Prophet) said:“You should say: «اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي» ‘O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy on me, grant me sustenance, grant me guidance, and grant me well-being.’”

Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered his parents for me (that is, he said to me,“May my parents be sacrificed for you”).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) addressed the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and said:“Is any one of you incapable of earning a thousand good deeds in a day?”The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah! Who has the strength for that? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Let him say «سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ» a hundred times; a thousand good deeds will be written for him in his record of deeds and a thousand sins will be erased.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the right side to say salam, his right cheek would be visible with its brightness, and when he turned to the left side to say salam, the whiteness of his left cheek would be seen.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Whoever, upon hearing the words of the muezzin, says: «وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ رَضِينَا بِاللّٰهِ رَبًّا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا» ‘I also bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger. I am pleased and content with Allah as my Lord, with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as my Messenger, and with Islam as my religion,’ all his sins will be forgiven.”

Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I am the very first man among the Arabs who shot an arrow in the path of Allah. We witnessed a time when we used to fight in jihad alongside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and at that time we had nothing to eat except the branches of grapevines and the leaves of acacia trees. Each one of us would pass stool like a goat does, with nothing else mixed in it. And today, the people of Banu Asad reproach me for my Islam—if that is the case, then I have suffered a great loss and all my efforts have been wasted.

Mus'ab bin Sa'd says that four blessed verses of the Qur'an were revealed about my father. My father says that in one battle I obtained a sword. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Please grant this to me. He said: "Put it down." I again said: O Messenger of Allah! Please grant this to me, will I be considered like the person who has no need? The Prophet (peace be upon him) again said: "Put it back where you found it." Upon this, the opening verse of Surah Al-Anfal was revealed. Then, when I accepted Islam, my mother said to me: Has Allah not commanded you to maintain ties of kinship and to treat your parents well? By Allah! I will neither eat nor drink until you renounce Muhammad (peace be upon him). So it happened that she stopped eating and drinking until people forced her mouth open with a stick and poured something to drink into it. Upon this, the following verse was revealed: «﴿وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَى وَهْنٍ . . . . . بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ﴾ [لقمان: 14-15] » "We have enjoined upon man kindness to his parents... but if they strive to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them..." Then once the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to visit me when I was ill. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! Should I bequeath all my wealth? The Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade me from this. He also forbade me when I asked about half, but when I asked about a third, he remained silent, and after that, people started acting upon it. Then, before the prohibition of alcohol was revealed, an Ansari arranged a feast. The guests ate and drank well and became intoxicated with wine, and began to boast to one another. The Ansar said that the Ansar are better, and the Muhajirun began to consider themselves better. During this, a man picked up the jawbone of a camel and injured another man's nose. The one whose nose was injured was our master Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him). Upon this, the verse of Surah Al-Ma'idah regarding the prohibition of wine was revealed.

Ghanim says that I asked Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) about Hajj Tamattu', so he replied: We performed Hajj Tamattu' at a time when they, that is, Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), had not yet accepted Islam in the houses of Makkah Mukarramah.