It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever defends the honor of his Muslim brother, it is incumbent upon Allah to keep the fire of Hell away from him on the Day of Resurrection. Alqama says: Once I reached Syria... then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.

Narrated to us Aswad ibn ‘Amir, narrated to us Isra’il, from al-Mughira, from Ibrahim, from ‘Alqama, who said: I came to al-Sham, and entered the mosque, and prayed two rak‘ahs, and said: O Allah, grant me a righteous companion. Then he mentioned the meaning of the hadith of Shu‘bah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) saying—according to the narrator, "I have not heard him mention the Prophet's kunyah before or after this"—that Allah Almighty said: O Isa! After you, I am going to send a community; if any happiness befalls them, they will praise and thank (Me), and if any disliked situation arises, they will be patient over it and seek reward (from Me), and they will have neither forbearance nor knowledge. He (Isa) said: O Lord! How will this be when they will have neither forbearance nor knowledge? Allah Almighty said: I will grant them My forbearance and My knowledge.

It is narrated from Hazrat Yusuf bin Abdullah bin Salam that I had the honor of accompanying Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him). When the time of his departure from this world drew near, he said, "Nephew! What brings you here?" I replied, "Only because of the friendship between you and my father, Abdullah bin Salam." He said, "At this moment in life, telling a lie would be a very bad thing. I heard the Prophet say: Whoever performs ablution and does it well, then offers two rak'ahs with complete humility, and then asks Allah for forgiveness for his sins, Allah will surely forgive him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal that when his final time approached, he said, "Call the people to me." When the people came, he said, "I heard the Prophet say: Whoever dies in such a state that he does not associate anyone with Allah, Allah will admit him to Paradise. I am telling you this at the time of my death." And its witness, 'Uwaymir, when he reached Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him), he said, "My brother has spoken the truth, and he was to narrate this hadith to you only at the time of his death."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Love for something makes you blind and deaf.

Alqamah says that once I prayed two rak'ahs in the Grand Mosque of Damascus in Syria and prayed for a good companion, then I met Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) there. He asked me, "Where are you from?" I replied that I am from the people of Kufa. He said, "Do you recite the Holy Qur'an according to the recitation of Ibn Mas'ud?" I said, "Yes!" He said, "Recite Surah Al-Lail for me." I recited it in that way. He said, "I heard the Prophet recite it in this manner. People argued with me about this so much that they made me fall into doubt." Then he said, "Are there not among you 'the one with the pillow,' those who know secrets that no one else knows and whom the Prophet declared safe from Satan?" The one with the pillow is Ibn Mas'ud, the knower of secrets is Hudhayfah, and the one protected from Satan is Ammar.

It is narrated from Hazrat Naeem that he heard the Prophet saying: Allah Almighty says, O son of Adam! Do not show yourself incapable of offering four rak‘ahs in the first quarter of the day; I will suffice you till the last part of the day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that my beloved friend Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me regarding three things which I will never abandon: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me to fast three days every month, to perform Witr before sleeping, and to offer the Duha (forenoon) voluntary prayers whether at home or on a journey.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet saying: The father is the middle gate of Paradise; now it is up to you whether you protect it or leave it.