It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When Allah intends good for a servant, He grants him understanding of the religion."

Saeed bin Musayyib says that once Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You have invented a bad practice; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade «زور» ." Meanwhile, a man came whose hand held a staff and who had a woman's cloth on his head. Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "This is «زور» ."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade riding on cheetahs and wearing gold, except if it is in small pieces (a small amount).

Once, Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) and Ibn Aamir. Ibn Aamir stood up out of respect for him, but Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) did not stand up. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Sit down. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Whoever likes that Allah’s servants should stand before him, he should make his abode in Hell.'"

Mu'abad Juhani says that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) would very rarely narrate any hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he would often mention these words from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in various gatherings: "When Allah intends good for someone, He grants him understanding of the religion. And the wealth of this world is very sweet and lush; so whoever takes it rightfully, there is blessing in it for him. And beware of praising someone to his face, for that is like slaughtering him."

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: "Whoever drinks alcohol, flog him. If he drinks again, flog him again. Even if he drinks a fourth time, then kill him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sucking the tongue or lips of Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), and that tongue or lips will not be punished, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has sucked it.

Yazid bin Asam says that Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) would very rarely narrate any hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but I heard this hadith from him: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When Allah intends good for someone, He grants him understanding of the religion. And a group of Muslims will always fight for the truth; these people will remain dominant over their opponents until the Day of Resurrection."

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) saying on this pulpit: «اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ» "O Allah! No one can withhold what You give, and no one can give what You withhold, and the honor of an honorable person cannot benefit him before You. Allah grants understanding of religion to whomever He intends good for."

Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah be pleased with 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 bunch of hair and showed it, and said: "I think that only the Jews do this. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know of this, he called it 'falsehood'."