Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that we offered prayer with the Prophet (peace be upon him) in such a manner that if any one of you were to pray like that today, you would criticize him. Upon hearing this, Shareek and Muslim bin Abi Numran said to him, "Why don't you tell this to our governor?" At that time, Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) was the governor of Madinah. He replied, "I have already done that."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sitting in a circle with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and a man was standing and offering prayer. After bowing and prostrating, when he sat in Tashahhud, he recited this supplication: (اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْحَنَّانُ بَدِيعَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ) "O Allah! I ask You because all praise is for You alone, there is no deity except You, the Most Compassionate, the Originator of the heavens and the earth without any precedent, the Possessor of Majesty and Honor. O Ever-Living, O Sustainer! I ask You alone." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do you know what supplication he made?" The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, he has supplicated to Allah by His Greatest Name, which, when He is supplicated by it, He surely answers, and when He is asked by it, He surely gives."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sitting in a gathering with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the other people. Everyone replied to him. When he sat down, he said: "All praise is due to Allah, abundant, pure, and blessed praise, as our Lord loves and as is befitting for Him." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "What did you say?" He repeated these words. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, I saw ten angels hastening towards it, as to who would write it first, but they did not know how much reward to write for these words. So they asked Allah, and Allah said, 'Write it as My servant has said it.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to command marriage and strongly prohibit turning away from it, and he used to say: Marry loving and child-bearing women, for I will boast of your numbers before the other prophets (peace be upon them) on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a household among the Ansar who had a camel used for carrying water. One day, the camel became very unruly and did not allow anyone to ride it. They came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "We had a camel on which we used to bring water, but today it has become so wild that it does not let us ride it at all. Our fields and gardens are drying up." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), "Get up," and set out with them. When he reached there and entered the garden, he saw that the camel was in a corner. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walked towards it. Seeing this, the Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! It has become like a wild dog. We fear it may attack you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It will not harm me." When the camel saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it came to him and knelt down before him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held it by its forehead, and it became even more obedient than before, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) put it back to work. Seeing this, the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! If this unintelligent animal can prostrate to you, then we, being intelligent, have even more right to prostrate to you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It is not permissible for any human to prostrate to another human. If it were permissible, I would have ordered a woman to prostrate to her husband, for his right over her is greater." By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if a man's whole body, from the soles of his feet to the parting of his hair, were covered with sores and blood and pus flowed from them, and his wife came and licked them, even then she would not have fulfilled his right. Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once we were taken with forty Ansari men to Abdul Malik in Syria so that he could fix our stipend. On the way back, when we reached Faj al-Naqah, he led us in two rak'ahs of Asr prayer, then after saying salam, he went to his tent. The people stood up and began to pray two more rak'ahs. Seeing this, Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "May Allah disfigure these faces! By Allah, they neither acted upon the Sunnah nor accepted the concession. I bear witness that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Some people will go to extremes in religion and will leave the religion just as an arrow leaves the prey."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him): "Select one of your children for us who can serve me." Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) seated me behind him and set off, and I became the servant of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Wherever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay, I would often hear him say: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from worry, grief, helplessness, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, the burden of debts, and the overpowering of people." I remained the constant servant of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). On one occasion, when we were returning from Khaybar, Hazrat Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was also with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had chosen. I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would make a screen behind him with a sheet or cloak and then seat her behind him. When we reached the place of Sahya, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made halwa and spread it on the dining cloth, then sent me, and I brought many people. All of them ate that halwa, which was actually the wedding feast (walima) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set off, and when the Uhud mountain came into view, he said: "This mountain loves us and we love it." Then, when we approached Madinah, he said: "O Allah! I declare the area between its two mountains sacred, just as Ibrahim (peace be upon him) declared Makkah sacred. O Allah! Bless their sa’ and mudd (measures of food)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to attack a people, he would not attack at night but would wait until morning. If he heard the sound of the call to prayer (adhan) from there, he would refrain; otherwise, he would attack.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the last prayer which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed with the people was while wrapped in a cloth, and he prayed behind Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would return from a journey and his eyes would fall upon the walls of Madinah, he would dismount from his ride, and if he remained on the ride, he would hasten its pace out of love for Madinah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the wind would blow, signs of fear could clearly be seen on the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).