It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man was having cupping done on the eighteenth night of Ramadan, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by him at the place of Baqi‘, and at that time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was holding my hand. Seeing him in this state, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who does cupping and the one who gets it done, both their fasts are broken."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that I have memorized two things from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Allah Almighty has prescribed kindness in everything. Therefore, when you kill (in the battlefield), kill in a good manner, and when you slaughter an animal, slaughter it well. You should sharpen your knife and give comfort to your animal.

Ibn Ghanm, may Allah have mercy on him, says that when I entered the mosque of "Jabiyah" with Sayyiduna Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, we met Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit, may Allah be pleased with him. He took my right hand with his left hand and the left hand of Sayyiduna Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, with his right hand, and he himself started walking between us. We were talking along the way, the knowledge of which is best known to Allah. Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, said: If either of you or both of you live long, you will see that an excellent "Muslim" who has recited the Qur'an from the blessed tongue of the Prophet (peace be upon him), has repeated it, has considered its lawful as lawful and its unlawful as unlawful, and has descended at its stations, or has learned the Qur'an from his brother who learned it from the Prophet (peace be upon him), and has done all the aforementioned deeds, will be as astonished as the head of a dead donkey is astonished. During this conversation, Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws, may Allah be pleased with him, and Awf bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, also arrived and sat with us. Sayyiduna Shaddad, may Allah be pleased with him, said: O people! In the light of the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the thing I fear most for you is hidden desire and shirk (associating partners with Allah). Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abu Darda and Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit, may Allah be pleased with them, said: May Allah forgive! Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) not tell us that Satan has despaired of being worshipped in the Arabian Peninsula? As for "hidden desire," we understand it to mean worldly desires, such as women and their desires. But Shaddad! What is this shirk that you are warning us about? Sayyiduna Shaddad, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Tell me, if you see a man performing prayer, fasting, or giving charity to show off to others, is he committing shirk? They replied: Yes, by Allah! He is committing shirk. Sayyiduna Shaddad, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I also heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: Whoever prays to show off, he commits shirk; whoever fasts to show off, he commits shirk; and whoever gives charity to show off, he commits shirk. Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Is it not possible that the sincere part of the deed is accepted and the part of shirk is left? Sayyiduna Shaddad, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: Allah says, "I am the best of partners. Whoever associates anyone with Me, his entire deed, whether little or much, is for his partner, and I am free from him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Irbad bin Sariyah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would seek forgiveness three times for those in the first row and once for those in the second row.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave us such an admonition that people’s eyes began to weep and hearts began to tremble. We said: O Messenger of Allah! This admonition seems to us as if it is a farewell advice, so what do you enjoin upon us? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“I am leaving you upon a clear Shari‘ah, whose night and day are alike. Whoever deviates from it after me will be destroyed, and whoever among you lives will soon see many differences, so hold fast to my Sunnah that you know and the Sunnahs of the rightly guided Caliphs, and make obedience to the leader incumbent upon yourselves, even if he is an Abyssinian slave. Preserve these things well, for a Muslim is like an obedient camel, wherever he is led, he goes.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) once invited me for sahur in the month of Ramadan and said: "Come for this blessed meal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Fajr prayer, then turned towards us and gave such an admonition that people’s eyes began to weep and hearts began to tremble. We said,“O Messenger of Allah! This seems like a farewell admonition, so what do you enjoin upon us?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“I am leaving you upon a clear Shari‘ah, whose night and day are alike. Whoever deviates from it after me will be destroyed. And whoever among you lives (after me) will soon see many differences, so hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs, and make it binding upon yourselves. And obey the leader, even if he is an Abyssinian slave. Hold on to these matters firmly, and beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance.”

Abdur Rahman bin Amr and Hujr bin Hujr say that we came to Sayyiduna Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) (about whom this verse was revealed): "There is no blame upon those who come to you so that you may mount them..." We greeted him with salam and said, "We have come to meet you, to visit you, and to benefit from you." He said: Once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Fajr prayer, then turned to us and gave such an admonition that people's eyes began to weep and hearts began to tremble. We said, "O Messenger of Allah! This seems like a farewell admonition, so what do you enjoin upon us?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am leaving you upon a clear path, whose night and day are alike. Whoever deviates from it after me will be destroyed. And whoever among you lives (after me) will soon see many differences, so hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs, and cling to it firmly. And make obedience to the leader obligatory upon yourselves, even if he is an Abyssinian slave. Hold on to these things firmly, and beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.