It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), when you swear an oath about something and then see better in another matter, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) that once during the blessed life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I was practicing archery when the sun was eclipsed. I threw my arrows to one side and ran towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to see what he would do at the time of the solar eclipse. When I reached there, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had raised his hands and was engaged in glorifying Allah, praising Him, declaring His oneness, magnifying Him, and supplicating. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained engaged in this act until the sun became bright again. Then he recited two surahs and led two rak'ahs (units of prayer).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.

Abu Labid says that we participated in the jihad of Kabul with Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him). People saw some goats at one place and took them as loot. Seeing this, Hazrat Abdur Rahman ordered a caller to announce that I have heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever commits looting is not one of us, so return these goats. Consequently, the people returned the goats, and then he distributed the goats equally among them.

Ammar bin Abi Ammar says that once he passed by Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) who was at the canal of Umm Abdullah and, along with boys and slaves, was letting the water flow. Ammar said to him, "O Abu Saeed, today is Friday." He replied, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: On the day when there is heavy rain, you should pray in your tents."

Abdullah narrated to us, Ubaydullah ibn Umar al-Qawariri narrated to me, Nasih ibn al-Ala Abu al-Ala narrated to us, Ammar ibn Abi Ammar narrated to us, from Abdur-Rahman ibn Samurah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the like of it. Abu Abdur-Rahman said: I heard al-Qawariri say: I used to pass by Nasih and he would narrate to me, and if I asked him for more, he would say: I have nothing other than this, and he was blind.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.

Abdullah narrated to us, Abu Kamil al-Jahdari narrated to us, Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, Simak ibn Atiyyah and Yunus ibn Ubayd narrated to us, from al-Hasan, from Abdur-Rahman ibn Samurah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the like of it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not swear by the names of your forefathers or idols.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.