Saeed bin Musayyib, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I said to Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, that I want to ask you about a hadith, but I am afraid to ask you because there is some sharpness in your temperament. He said: Which hadith? I asked: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, left Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, in Madinah as his deputy on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk, what did he say to him? Sayyiduna Sa’d, may Allah be pleased with him, said that 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?”He said: I am pleased. Then he said twice: Why not.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that once Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that people have complaints against you regarding everything, even in the matter of prayer. He replied,“I make the first two rak’ahs relatively long and the last two rak’ahs short, and I do not fall short in following the prayers I observed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).”Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“That is what I expected from you.”

Abdullah bin Raqeem says that during the time of the Battle of Jamal, we reached Madinah Munawwarah, where we met Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him). He said that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered all the doors opening towards Masjid Nabawi to be closed, and the door of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to remain open.

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: "He is not one of us who does not recite the Noble Qur'an with a beautiful voice."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that a person, after the ‘Isha prayer, suddenly return from a journey and disturb his family.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him) wished to adopt seclusion, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not permit him to do so. If the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had permitted him in this matter, then we too would have at least castrated ourselves.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that once someone asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Is it permissible to sell fresh dates in exchange for dry dates?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is it not the case that fresh dates become less after they dry?" The people replied: "Yes, it is so." Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarded it as undesirable.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were traveling somewhere with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). On the way, we passed by the mosque of Banu Mu’awiyah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered this mosque and offered two rak’ahs of prayer. We also performed this prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a long supplication, and after finishing, he said:“I asked my Lord for three things. One request I made was that my Ummah not be destroyed by drowning in the sea; Allah accepted this request of mine. The second request I made was that my Ummah not be destroyed by famine; Allah also accepted this request of mine. And the third request I made was that my Ummah not fight among themselves, but Allah did not grant this supplication.”

Umar bin Sa’d says that once I needed something from my father, Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him). Before stating his purpose, he gave a long and elaborate introduction, as is the habit of people. When he finished, Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Son! Have you finished your talk? I replied: Yes! He said: You are not very far from your need (I will fulfill your need), but ever since I heard this from you, I have lost interest in you. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say:“Soon there will come a people who will eat by the power of their tongues (eloquence), just as a cow eats from the earth with its tongue.”

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that once the people of Kufa complained to Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) about Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him), saying that he does not lead the prayer properly. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him, and he replied,“I make the first two rak’ahs relatively long and the last two rak’ahs short, and in following the prayers I performed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I do not fall short in any way.”Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“That is exactly what I expected from you.”