It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The son of Adam does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls that keep his back straight. But if he must (eat more), then one third for food, one third for drink, and one third for breathing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "Allah enjoins you to treat your mothers well, your fathers well, and, in order of closeness, your relatives well."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once water for ablution was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He performed ablution with it, washed both hands three times, washed his face three times, washed both arms three times each, then rinsed his mouth three times and put water into his nose three times, then wiped his head and the outer and inner parts of his ears, and washed both feet three times each.

Once, Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Amr bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him), "Are you aware that Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) has passed away?" Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return." Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Do you consider this a great calamity?" He replied, "Why should I not consider it a calamity, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated him in his lap and said, 'He is from me, and Husayn is from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: No one has ever eaten any food better in the sight of Allah than that which he has earned with his own hands.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever you feed yourself is charity, whatever you feed your children is also charity, whatever you feed your wife is also charity, and whatever you feed your servant is also charity."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Make sure to eat the pre-dawn meal (suhoor), for it is a blessed meal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating the meat of domesticated donkeys and every predatory animal that hunts with its fangs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on the day of Khaybar declared several things to be forbidden, then said: "Soon a man will come who, sitting on his couch, will say: 'Hold fast to the Qur'an; consider only what you find in it to be lawful as lawful, and what you find in it to be unlawful as unlawful.' Beware! Just as Allah has declared some things unlawful, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has also declared some things unlawful."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib رضي الله عنه that he heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say: "It is obligatory upon every Muslim to take care of the guest for one night. If the guest remains deprived in the courtyard of his host until morning, then the host has become indebted to him; he may repay it if he wishes, or he may forgo it."