It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: When Allah intends good for a servant, He grants him understanding of the religion. And a group from my Ummah will always remain upon the truth; they will not care about those who oppose them until the command of Allah comes, and they will be dominant over the people. Upon this, Malik bin Yukhamir as-Saksaki stood up and said: O Commander of the Believers! I heard Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) say that by this are meant the people of Sham. So Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) raised his voice and said: Malik is saying that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) say that by this are meant the people of Sham.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "A group from my Ummah will always remain on the truth; they will not care about those who oppose them or those who abandon them, until the command of Allah comes and they will prevail over the people." Upon this, Malik bin Yukhamir Siksaki stood up and said: O Commander of the Believers! I heard Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) say that by this are meant the people of Sham. So Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) raised his voice and said: Malik is saying that he heard Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) say that by this are meant the people of Sham.

It is narrated that once Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill, so Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) took care of him and took a vessel and went after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). While he was helping the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform ablution, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked up at him once or twice and said: "Muawiyah! If you are given authority, fear Allah and be just." He says that at that very moment I became certain that some responsibility would be entrusted to me, and so it happened.

Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once, in Madinah Munawwarah, Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and delivered a sermon to us, in which he took out a lock of hair and showed it, and said: I think that only the Jews do this. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to know of this, he called it "falsehood."

Once, Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon before the people in "Hamees" and during his speech mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had declared seven things to be forbidden. I am conveying that message to you and I also forbid you from them: wailing, poetry, images, excessive adornment by women, the skins of predatory animals, gold, and silk.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am only a treasurer, the real giver is Allah. Therefore, if I give something to someone with a happy heart, it will be made blessed for him. And if I give something to someone to protect myself from his evil or because of his insistence in asking, he is like the person who keeps eating but is never satisfied.

Abu Amir says that once we performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). When we reached Makkah Mukarramah, he stood up after offering the Zuhr prayer and said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Jews and Christians were divided into seventy-two sects in their religion, while this Ummah will be divided into seventy-three sects. All of them will go to Hell except one, and that one sect will be upon the path of the group of Companions. And in my Ummah, there will also come such peoples upon whom these sects (and desires) will prevail just as a dog attacks someone, and there will not remain any vein or joint in that person in which the poison does not penetrate. By Allah! O group of Arabs! If you do not remain steadfast upon the Shariah brought by your Prophet, then others will be even less steadfast upon it."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) cut the hair of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) head with the scissors he had with him.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) cut the hair of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) head with the scissors he had with him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Tamim Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The religion is entirely sincere advice." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: O Messenger of Allah! For whom? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For Allah, for His Book, for His Messenger, for the leaders of the Muslims, and for the common Muslims."