It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever two matters were presented to the son of Sumayyah (Ammar), he always chose the more rightly guided of the two." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) if Salim bin Abi al-Ja'd's hearing from Abdullah bin Mas'ud is established, and they did not record it; and it also has a corroborating narration (mutabi') from the hadith of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her).

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever Ammar was given a choice between two matters, he chose the more rightly guided of them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Ammar and his family while they were being tortured (in Makkah), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rejoice, O family of Ammar (or he said: O family of Yasir), for your promised meeting place is Paradise." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.