It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Recite the Noble Qur’an, for it will intercede for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection. Recite the two radiant surahs, that is, Surah Al-Baqarah and Aal-e-Imran, for these two surahs will come on the Day of Resurrection in the form of canopies or in the form of two flocks of birds in ranks, and will defend their reciters. Then he said: Recite Surah Al-Baqarah, for acquiring it is a blessing and abandoning it is a cause of regret, and falsehood (magicians) cannot overcome it.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was smiling. We asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What makes you smile?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "I am amazed at that nation which is dragged towards Paradise in chains." (Their deeds are taking them towards Hell, but Allah's mercy is taking them towards Paradise.)

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and requested, "Command me to do an action that will admit me into Paradise." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Make fasting obligatory upon yourself, for there is no deed like fasting." Then I again presented myself in the court of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Continue to make fasting obligatory upon yourself."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last era of this Ummah, there will come some people who will have whips in their hands like the tails of cows. Their mornings will be spent in the displeasure of Allah and their evenings in His wrath.

Sayyar says that some people brought heads from Iraq and hung them at the door of the mosque. Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) came, entered the mosque, performed two rak'ahs, then came out, raised his head towards them, and said three times: "Under the shade of the sky, they are the worst of those killed, and under the shade of the sky, the best of those killed was the one whom they martyred." Then he said three times: "They are the dogs of Hell," and began to weep. After a little while, when he returned, someone asked, "O Abu Umamah! When you said 'dogs of Hell,' did you hear this from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or are you saying it from your own opinion?" He replied, "Subhan Allah! If I had heard something from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) up to seven times and then omitted the mention of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in between, I would be very bold indeed." He was asked, "Then why were you weeping?" He replied, "I felt pity for them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: None of you should come to prayer while forcibly restraining urine or the like; no person should enter a house without permission; and whoever leads people in prayer should not supplicate only for himself, leaving the people aside.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever passes his hand over the head of an orphan solely for the sake of Allah, then for every hair over which his hand passes, he will receive good deeds in return. And whoever treats well any orphan boy or girl under his care, I and he will be in Paradise like this—saying this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) showed a slight gap between his index and middle fingers.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from Khaybar, he had two slaves with him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave one of the slaves to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "Do not beat him, because I have forbidden beating those who pray, and I have seen him praying." The other slave was given to Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said, "I advise you to treat him well." So he set him free. One day, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "What happened to that slave?" He replied, "O Messenger of Allah! You advised me to treat him well, so I set him free."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: A Muslim can grant protection to another Muslim.