Qays al-Ghifari narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were in the Suffah after Maghrib when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "O so-and-so, go with so-and-so; and O so-and-so, go with so-and-so," until I remained as the fifth of five (who had not been sent with anyone). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Come with me." So we went with him (peace and blessings be upon him) and came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her); this was before the commands of hijab were revealed. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah, feed us," and she brought jashishah (a dish of coarsely ground grain). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah, feed us (more)," and she brought hays (a mixture of dates, ghee and dried curd), a small amount about the size of a bird. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah, give us something to drink," and she brought a large bowl ('uss) of milk or drink. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, sleep here with us, and if you wish, go back to the mosque and sleep there." The narrator said: We slept in the mosque. In the last part of the night the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and found me sleeping on my stomach; he (peace and blessings be upon him) stirred me with his foot and said: "What kind of sleep is this of yours? This is a posture that Allah dislikes - or he said: that Allah detests." There is disagreement from Yahya bin Abi Kathir in the narration of its chain, and the final conclusion is that the correct name is Qays bin Tikhfah al-Ghifari; and the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) is a supporting witness (shahid) for it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was lying on his stomach. He (peace and blessings be upon him) nudged him with his foot (as a signal) and said: "Indeed, this is a way of lying down that Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, does not love." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a man from sitting between the sun and the shade (half in the sun and half in the shade). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Qays bin Abi Hazim narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me sitting in the sun and said: "Move into the shade, for it is blessed."

Qays bin Abi Hazim narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw my father sitting in the sun and said: "Move into the shade, for it is blessed." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, even though Shu'bah narrated it as mursal, for Minjab bin al-Harith and Ali bin Mushir are both trustworthy (thiqah) narrators.