It is narrated from Ibn Buraydah that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came out of the bathhouse of Hims and said to his servant: Bring me my sibti (tanned leather) sandals. He put them on, then entered the mosque of Hims and prayed two rak'ahs. When he finished, he saw some people sitting, and asked them: Why are you sitting here? They said: We offered the obligatory prayer, then a preacher gave an admonition, and when he finished, we sat down to discuss the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no one among those who met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who narrates fewer hadiths than I; I will tell you two things that I memorised from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "A person who rules over people, with men standing (humbly) before him, and who loves that many disputants and petitioners gather around him (that is, he is arrogant), how will he enter Paradise?" He said: One day I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque and there were some people sitting there. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What keeps you sitting here?" They said: We prayed the obligatory prayer, then sat down to discuss the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, when Allah mentions something, its mention becomes very great." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and Abdullah bin Buraydah al-Aslami heard several hadiths from Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sat together, their conversation centred on deep understanding of the religion (fiqh), unless a man recited a surah of the Qur'an or asked someone to recite one. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Discuss hadiths among yourselves, for the mutual discussion of hadith is what awakens and refreshes more hadiths in the mind. It has a mawquf shahid (a supporting report stopping at the Companion) narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him).