It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards the sky and then said, "The time for knowledge to be taken away is near." An Ansari man, whose name was Ziyad bin Labid, said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will knowledge be taken away from among us while the Book of Allah is present among us, and we have taught it to our sons and women?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I thought you were among the intelligent people of Madinah." Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the misguidance of the People of the Book and that they too had the Book of Allah with them. After this, Jubair bin Nufair met Shaddad bin Aws at the Eidgah, so Jubair narrated this hadith to him from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), and he also confirmed Hazrat Awf's narration and said, "Do you know what is meant by the taking away of knowledge?" I said, "No." He said, "The removal of the vessels of knowledge." Then he asked, "Do you know which knowledge will be taken away first?" I said, "No." He said, "Khushu' (humility and devotion), until you will not see a single person with khushu'."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has three or two daughters or sisters, and he fears Allah regarding them and treats them well until they are married or they pass away, then they will become a barrier for him from the fire of Hell.

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Only he may deliver admonition who is a leader, or has been ordered and permitted to do so, or else one who is being pretentious (showing off).

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I, along with a group of six, seven, or eight men, presented ourselves before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to us, "Pledge allegiance to me." We said, "O Messenger of Allah! We have already pledged allegiance to you." The Prophet (peace be upon him) repeated the same request, so we pledged allegiance again. The Prophet (peace be upon him) took from us the same covenant that he took from the general people, but at the end, he softly said, "Do not ask people for anything."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Only he may deliver admonition who is a leader, or has been ordered and permitted to do so, or else one who is being pretentious (showing off).

It is narrated from Hazrat Auf (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battle of Tabuk ordered travelers to wipe over their leather socks for three days and nights, and residents for one day and night.

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I sought permission from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to enter the house and asked, "Should I come in completely or half?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Come in completely." So I went inside. At that time, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution excellently. He said to me, "O Awf bin Malik! Count six things before the Day of Judgment comes: First, the death of your Prophet will occur; then, Bait al-Maqdis will be conquered; then, a plague of death will spread among you just as it spreads among sheep; then, the appearance of tribulations; and wealth will increase so much that if a man is given a hundred dinars, he will still remain dissatisfied; then, the Romans will come to fight you under eighty banners, under each banner will be an army of twelve thousand."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that we participated in a military expedition towards Syria, and our commander was Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him). A man from the tribe of Himyar joined us and began staying in our tent. He had nothing with him except a sword, no other belongings or weapons. During this time, a Muslim slaughtered a camel. That man kept watching for an opportunity until he managed to obtain a piece of its hide equal to the size of a shield, and he spread it on the ground. When it dried, it became a shield for him.

Meanwhile, we encountered the enemy, among whom were Romans and the Arab tribe of Banu Quda’ah, who had gathered together. They fought us fiercely. Among the Romans was a man riding a red and white horse, whose saddle was of gold and his belt was also mixed with gold, as was his sword. He was attacking the Muslims with great vigor, and the Himyari man was constantly watching for an opportunity against him. When that Roman passed by him, he came out from behind and attacked him, striking the horse’s leg with his sword, causing the Roman to fall. Then he struck such a powerful blow with his sword that he killed the Roman.

After victory, when he intended to take the Roman’s belongings, and people testified that he was the one who killed the Roman, Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) gave him some of the belongings and withheld some. The man returned to the tent of Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned the incident to him. Awf said,“Go back to him again; he should give you your belongings.”So he went again to Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him), but he refused again. Upon this, Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Will you get it?”He replied,“Why not?”Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Then what is stopping you from handing over the belongings of the slain to him?”Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“I consider it too much.”Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“If I am able to see the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I will surely mention this to him.”

When they reached Madinah and came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the matter, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him),“Who stopped you from giving him the belongings?”Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,“O Messenger of Allah! I considered it too much.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Give him the belongings.”Then, as he passed by Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), Awf pulled Khalid’s cloak and said,“What I mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has happened, hasn’t it?”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard this and became displeased. Then he said,“O Khalid! Now do not give it to him.”(And he said,)“Can you not leave my commanders alone? For your example and theirs is like a man who bought camels or goats to graze, then, seeing the time for them to drink, brought them to a pond. They began to drink, and they drank the clear water and left the dregs. So the good things are for you, and the bad things are for the commanders.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, and in his blessed hand was a staff. At that time, some bunches of dates were hanging in the mosque, among which there was a bunch containing unripe dates. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shook it with his staff and said, "If the one giving charity wished, he could have given more than this. This person who gave charity will eat unripe dates on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Your rulers will be those whom you love and they will love you, you will pray for them and they will pray for you. And your worst rulers will be those whom you hate and they will hate you, you will curse them and they will curse you." We said, "O Messenger of Allah! Should we not depose such rulers?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "No, as long as they establish prayer. However, if a ruler appoints a governor over you and you see him doing something in disobedience to Allah, then denounce that disobedience, but do not withdraw your hand from his obedience."