It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once mentioned a region called Basrah, on one side of which flows a river named Dijlah (Tigris), and it is an area with many gardens. There, the Banu Qantura (Turks) will come and settle. Then the people will be divided into three groups: one group will join their origin and they will be destroyed; one group will transgress against themselves and disbelieve; and one group will leave their children behind and fight. Their slain will be martyrs, and through the remaining people of this group, the Muslims will achieve victory.

Muhammad ibn Yazid narrated to us, al-‘Awwam ibn Hawshab informed us, from Sa‘id ibn Jumhan, from Ibn Abi Bakrah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "You will surely settle in a land called al-Basrah or al-Busayrah on the Tigris, a river..." — and he mentioned its meaning. Al-‘Awwam said: Banu Qantura are the Turks.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man presented himself in the court of the Messenger and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which person is the best?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are good." The questioner asked, "And who is the worst person?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "The one whose life is long and whose deeds are bad."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: None of you should say, "I stood in prayer and fasted for the entire Ramadan," because there is no way to avoid heedlessness or sleep. It may happen that he sleeps through a day.

Abdur Rahman narrates that once the mention of Laylat al-Qadr was made in the presence of Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: I will seek it only in the last ten nights because I heard something from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding it. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan—on the 21st, 23rd, 25th, or 27th night, or on the last night.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The parents of Dajjal will remain for thirty years in such a state that they will have no children, then a child will be born to them who will be one-eyed, his harm will be greater and his benefit less. His eyes will sleep but his heart will not sleep. Then, describing the appearance of his parents, he said: His father will be a tall man, his flesh will shake, and his nose will be long, it will seem as if it is the beak of a parrot. His mother will be a woman with large breasts. After some time, we came to know that a child was born to the Jews in Medina. I and Zubair bin Al-Awwam went to see him. When we reached his parents, we found the description given by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to be true. The child was lying wrapped in a sheet, making faint sounds. We asked his parents about him, and they told us: We spent thirty years in such a state that we had no child, then this one-eyed child was born to us, whose harm is greater and benefit less. When we left from there and passed by him, he said: What were you talking about? We said: Did you hear what we were saying? He said: Yes, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep. He was Ibn Sayyad.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rode a camel to deliver a sermon on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage. A man held its rein, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell me, what day is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent for so long that we thought he might give it another name. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Is it not the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr)?" We replied, "Why not." Then he said, "What month is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent for so long that we thought he might give it another name. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Is it not the month of Dhu al-Hijjah?" We replied, "Why not." Then he said, "What city is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent as before, then said, "Is it not the Sacred City (Makkah)?" We replied, "Why not." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Your lives, your wealth, and your honor are as sacred to each other as the sanctity of this day, in this month, in this city. And soon you will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Do not go astray after me, striking the necks of one another. Have I conveyed the message of Allah?" Let those present convey this message to those who are absent, for sometimes the one to whom the message is conveyed may preserve it better than the one who heard it." The narrator says that it happened just like that.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer and said the takbeer, then signaled to the companions to remain in their places. Then he went home, and when he came out, drops of water were dripping from his head. Then he led the prayer, and after the prayer he said: "I am also a human being; ghusl (ritual bath) had become obligatory upon me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will wait for you at the Pond of Kawthar.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once, in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), people were mentioning a man. One person said, "O Messenger of Allah, after you, in such and such deeds, no one seems superior to this person." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Alas, you have broken your companion's neck." He repeated this sentence several times and said, "If any of you must praise his brother, then he should say it like this: 'I think that such and such a man appears to be so and so, and I do not declare anyone pure before Allah, and his true guardian is Allah; I consider him to be such and such.'"