It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the presence of the Prophet and said, "Give me some brief advice." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When you stand to perform your prayer, pray as if you are offering the prayer of farewell. Do not utter anything from your mouth for which you would have to apologize tomorrow, and remove your hopes from what people possess."

Abu Abdur Rahman Hubli (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once we were traveling by sea, and our leader was Abdullah bin Qais Khazari. With us was Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by the distributor, who had made the captives stand on one side, among whom was a woman who was crying. Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "What is the matter with this woman?" People informed him that she had been separated from her son. Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) took the hand of her son and placed it in the woman's hand. Seeing this, the distributor went to Abdullah bin Qais Fuzari and informed him of the matter. Abdullah sent a messenger to Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask why he had done this. He replied, "I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever separates a mother from her child, Allah will separate him from his loved ones on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Soon cities will be conquered for you and your armies will be assembled, but some among you will not be willing to go with the army without wages. Indeed, it will happen that a man will leave his people and run away, and present himself before other tribes, saying: Is there anyone who will pay me such-and-such amount so that I may join the battlefield on his behalf? Remember! Such a person will remain a laborer until the last drop of his blood.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever comes in such a state that he worships Allah, does not associate anyone with Him, establishes prayer, pays zakat, fasts in the month of Ramadan, and avoids major sins, then for him is Paradise. The people asked, "What is meant by 'major sins'?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Associating anyone with Allah, killing a Muslim, and fleeing from the battlefield.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every prayer wipes out the sins that came before it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a bowl containing onions was brought to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told the people, "You eat it," but he himself refused to eat it and said, "I am not like you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and said: "Your Lord has given me the choice of two things: either seventy thousand people will enter Paradise without any reckoning, with complete forgiveness, or I may reserve my right concerning my Ummah." One of the companions (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Can anything be reserved with Allah?" Upon this, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went inside. After a short while, he came out saying "Allahu Akbar" and said: "My Lord has promised seventy thousand with every thousand, and with Him my right is also reserved." The narrator of the hadith, Abu Ruhm, asked Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him), "O Abu Ayyub, in your opinion, what is that reserved right of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Hearing this, people looked at him with devouring eyes and said, "What concern do you have with the reserved right of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O leave it, I will tell you according to my estimation, rather with certainty, that the reserved right of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is this: O Lord! Whoever bears witness that there is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger, and his heart confirms what his tongue says, then grant him entry into Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever comes in such a state that he worships Allah, does not associate anyone with Him, establishes prayer, pays zakat, fasts in the month of Ramadan, and avoids major sins, then for him is Paradise. The people asked, "What is meant by 'major sins'?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Associating anyone with Allah, killing a Muslim, and fleeing from the battlefield.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, the Ansar drew lots to decide at whose house the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay. The lot came out in favor of Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him), and he took the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to his house. It was the practice of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that whenever something was sent as a gift, he would send a portion of it to Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) as well. One day, Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) came home and saw a bowl in which there were onions. He asked, "What is this?" The family members replied, "The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent this." He went to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! You did not even touch this bowl?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "I saw onions in it." He asked, "Are onions not lawful for us?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why not, you may eat them. However, those come to me who do not come to you (Jibreel Amin and other angels, peace be upon them)."