It is narrated from Hazrat Uthman bin Abi Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the last time he took leave from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you lead people in prayer, make it light, to the extent that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified for me the length of Surah "Iqra' bismi rabbika allathee khalaq."

It is narrated from Hazrat Usman bin Abi Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed me over Taif, and his last advice to me was that when you lead the people in prayer, make it light.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uthman bin Abi Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), when suddenly his eyes became wide open and he bent down so much that he was about to touch the ground. After a short while, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his eyes and said: Just now, Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and said that I should place this verse at such and such place in such and such surah: "Indeed, Allah commands justice, good conduct, and giving to relatives..."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ziyad bin Labeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned something and said that this will happen at the time when knowledge will be lost. We said, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) We ourselves recite the Qur'an and teach it to our children, then they teach it to their children, and this chain will continue like this until the Day of Judgment, so how will knowledge be lost?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Ibn Umm Labeed! May your mother lose you and weep for you! I thought you were one of the most intelligent men of Madinah. Do not the Jews and Christians recite the Torah and the Gospel? In reality, these people do not benefit from the teachings contained in them even a little."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ziyad bin Labeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned something and said that this will happen at the time when knowledge will be lost. We said, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) We ourselves recite the Qur'an and teach it to our children, then they teach it to their children, and this chain will continue like this until the Day of Judgment, so how will knowledge be lost?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Ibn Umm Labeed! May your mother lose you and weep for you! I thought you were one of the most intelligent men of Madinah. Do not the Jews and Christians recite the Torah and the Gospel? In reality, these people do not benefit from the teachings contained in them even a little."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between two men. One of them was martyred during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and after some time, the other died a natural death. People began to pray for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "What are you praying for?" We replied, "We are saying: O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, and grant him the companionship of his friend." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then where did the prayers he offered after the martyrdom of his companion go? The fasts he kept later, or whatever other deeds he performed, where will they go? The distance between the two is greater than that between the earth and the sky." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Abu al-Nadr narrated to us, Shubah narrated to us, from Amr ibn Murrah, he said: I heard Amr ibn Maymun narrating, from Abdullah ibn Rabi'ah al-Sulami, from Ubayd ibn Khalid, and he was one of the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, established brotherhood between two men, and he mentioned the hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between two men. One of them was martyred during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and after some time, the other died a natural death. People began to pray for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "What are you praying for?" We replied, "They are saying: O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, and grant him the companionship of his friend." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then where did the prayers he offered after the martyr go? The fasts he observed later, or whatever other deeds he performed, where will they go? The distance between the two is greater than that between the earth and the sky."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion, that sudden death is a distressing death. The previous hadith is also narrated in a marfu’ form.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaid bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion, that sudden death is a distressing death.