It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted: O Messenger of Allah! Can I bequeath all my wealth in the way of Allah? He said:“No.”He asked about bequeathing two-thirds of his wealth, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again forbade it. He asked about half, and he was still forbidden. Then when he asked about one-third of his wealth, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Yes! You can bequeath one-third, and even one-third is a lot. Remember! If you leave your family in a good state, it is much better than leaving them in such a condition that they are forced to stretch their hands before people.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy in Madinah during the expedition of Tabuk and left him there, he (Ali) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Will you leave me behind with the children and women?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you not pleased that your relation to me is the same as that of Harun (peace be upon him) to Musa (peace be upon him), except that there is no prophethood after me?"

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) stated in his final will that when I die, make my grave in the form of a lahd, and do it in the same way as was done with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) stated in his final will that my grave should be made in the form of a lahd, and raw bricks should be placed over it, just as was done with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were performing Tawaf with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Some of us completed seven circuits in Tawaf, some eight, and some even more than that, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There is no harm."

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say:“Faith began in a state where it was a stranger, and soon it will return to that state as it began. At that time—when corruption will spread among the people—glad tidings are for the strangers. By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Abu al-Qasim, faith will withdraw between these two mosques just as a snake withdraws into its hole.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say:“Except for Masjid al-Haram, offering one prayer in this mosque of mine is superior in reward to a thousand prayers offered in other mosques.”

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: "I declare the area between the two boundaries of Madinah sacred, just as Ibrahim (peace be upon him) declared Makkah sacred. Therefore, no tree should be cut here, nor should any animal be hunted here. If anyone leaves this place out of dislike, Allah will settle someone better than him in his place. And for the people, Madinah is the best place if they only knew. And whoever intends evil against the people of Madinah, Allah will melt him just as copper melts in fire or salt dissolves in water."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted in the court of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! Upon whom do the severest trials come? He replied:“Upon the Prophets (peace be upon them), then in order of rank upon the rest of the people. A person is tested according to the strength of his religion; if his religion is strong, his trials are increased, and if there is weakness in his religion, his trials are lightened. And trials continue to befall a person until, when he walks upon the earth, there remains no sin upon him.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on one occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy behind him in a certain expedition. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Are you leaving me behind with the women and children?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Ali! Are you not pleased that your relation to me is like that of Harun (peace be upon him) to Musa (peace be upon him)? Except that there will be no prophet after me.”And I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say on the occasion of the Battle of Khaybar:“Tomorrow I will give this flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him.”We tried to make ourselves prominent for that honor, but the tongue of Prophethood declared:“Call Ali to me.”When he was called, it was found that he was suffering from an eye ailment. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) applied his saliva to his eyes, and handed the flag to him. Allah granted victory to the Muslims at his hands. And when this verse was revealed: «﴿نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ﴾ [آل عمران: 61] » “We will call our sons and you call your sons,”the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyidah Fatimah, Sayyiduna Hasan, and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them all) and said:“O Allah! These are my family.”