Abdullah bin Haneen says that once I was at the place of Abwa with Hazrat Ibn Abbas and Miswar (may Allah be pleased with them). We were talking when the topic of cooling oneself while in the state of Ihram came up. Hazrat Miswar (may Allah be pleased with him) denied its permissibility, while Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) allowed it. Then Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me to Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) with this message: "Your nephew Abdullah bin Abbas sends you greetings and asks how the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to wash his head while in the state of Ihram?" Abdullah bin Haneen reached there and found Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) bathing with a cloth curtain hanging between the two sides of a well. When I asked him for clarification, he wrapped a cloth around his chest and put his face out. I saw that a man was pouring water over his head. Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) indicated with his hands over his entire head and moved his hands forward and backward. Upon learning this, Hazrat Miswar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), "From now on, I will never differ with you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you goes to the toilet, he should not face the Qiblah, rather he should turn towards the east or the west. But when we reached Syria, we found that the toilets there were built facing the Qiblah, so we would turn our faces away while sitting in them and seek forgiveness.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hasten to perform the Maghrib prayer at the time of breaking the fast and before the stars appear.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Four things are the practices of all the prophets: applying perfume, marriage, using the miswak, and applying henna.

Marthad bin Abdullah Yazni (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in our place, Egypt, the companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), came for jihad. At that time, Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed our leader as Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him). One day, Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) delayed the Maghrib prayer. After completing the prayer, Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) went to him and said, "O Uqbah! Did you see the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performing the Maghrib prayer like this? Did you not hear the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saying that my Ummah will remain upon goodness as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars appear?"

Amr bin Maymoon (RA) narrates that whoever recites these words ten times: "La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer," it is as if he has freed four slaves from among the descendants of Ismail.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not lawful for a Muslim to sever relations with his brother for more than three days; when they meet, one turns his face this way and the other that way, and the better of the two is the one who greets first.

Dawud bin Abi Salih says that one day Marwan was passing by when he saw a man with his face placed on a grave (on the blessed chamber of the Prophet, peace be upon him). He said, "Do you know what you are doing?" The man turned towards him, and it was Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him). He said, "Yes! I have come to the Prophet (peace be upon him); I have not come to a stone. I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: 'Do not weep for the religion when its people are its caretakers, but weep for it when the unworthy become its caretakers.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Going out in the way of Allah for a morning or an evening is better than all those things upon which the sun rises or sets.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you sneezes, he should say "Alhamdulillah ala kulli haal" and the one who replies should say "Yarhamuk Allah" and the one who sneezed should say "Yahdikum Allah wa yuslihu balakum."