It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever frees a Muslim slave, it will become a means of freedom from Hell for him.

Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) once said from the pulpit of Egypt that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "It is not lawful for a person to sell over the sale of his brother, unless he leaves it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: It is not lawful for a person to send his marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother until he leaves it, and likewise, it is not lawful to sell over his sale unless he leaves it.

Marthad bin Abdullah Yazni (may Allah have mercy on him) says that among us in Egypt, the companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), came for the purpose of jihad. At that time, Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed our leader as Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him). One day, Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) delayed the Maghrib prayer. After completing the prayer, Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) went to him and said, "O Uqbah! Did you see the Prophet (peace be upon him) performing the Maghrib prayer in this manner? Did you not hear the Prophet (peace be upon him) say that my Ummah will remain upon goodness as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars appear?" Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "Why not?" Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Then why did you do so?" He replied, "I was busy." Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! I have no issue, but people will think that perhaps you saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) doing it in this way."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the sister of Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) had vowed to perform Hajj on foot without wearing a shawl. Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What will Allah do with your sister’s hardship? Instruct her to wear a shawl, ride (an animal), and fast for three days.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, it is as if he has given new life to a girl who was buried alive.

Abu Kathir, the freed slave of Hazrat Uqbah, says that once I came to Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him that some of our neighbors drink alcohol. He replied, "Leave them to their own state." After some time, I came again and said, "Should I not call the police for them?" Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Oh brother! Leave them to their own state, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, it is as if he has given new life to a girl who was buried alive."

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: On the Day of Resurrection, every person will be under the shade of his charity, until the reckoning and judgment among the people begins. The narrator says about Abu Khair that there was not a single day in which he would not give something in charity, even if it was sweet bread or an onion.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so I went ahead and held the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) How will a believer attain salvation?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Uqbah! Guard your tongue, consider your house sufficient for yourself, and weep over your sins."

After some time, I met him again. This time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went ahead and held my hand and said, "O Uqbah bin Aamir! Shall I not tell you the three best Surahs of the Torah, Zabur, Injil, and Qur'an?" I said, "May Allah sacrifice me for you, why not!" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me Surah Ikhlas, Surah Falaq, and Surah Naas, and said, "Uqbah! Do not forget them, and do not let any night pass in which you do not recite these Surahs." So from that time, I never forgot them and never spent a night without reciting them.

After some time, I met him again, so I went ahead and held the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) Tell me about the most virtuous deeds." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Uqbah! Join ties with the one who severs relations with you, give to the one who deprives you, and forgive and turn away from the oppressor."

Khalid bin Zaid says that Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) used to come to me and say, "Come with us, let us practice archery." One day I was feeling heavy (unwell), so he said, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say that Allah Almighty will admit three people into Paradise because of a single arrow: one who made it with a good intention, the second who assisted in it, and the third who shot it. Therefore, practice archery and horseback riding, and to me, archery is more preferable than horseback riding. And everything that makes a person heedless is falsehood, except for a man's bow and arrows, his care for his horse, and his playful interaction with his wife, for these things are true. And whoever learns the art of archery and then forgets it, he has shown ingratitude to the one who taught him."