It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: Recite the Mu'awwidhatayn, for there is no Surah like them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Most of the hypocrites of my Ummah will be among the reciters (Qurra).

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The one who recites the Qur'an aloud is like one who gives charity openly, and the one who recites the Qur'an quietly is like one who gives charity secretly. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hamd bin Khalid was a memorizer of hadith; he used to teach us hadith and also worked as a tailor. Both I and Yahya bin Ma'in have written hadiths from him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he once heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: At the time of death, whoever has even a mustard seed's weight of arrogance in his heart, the fragrance of Paradise will not be lawful for him, nor will he be able to see it. A Qurayshi man whose name was Abu Raihanah said, "O Messenger of Allah! (peace and blessings be upon him) I like beauty, and I like that the whip of my mount and the strap of my shoe be fine. (Is this also arrogance?)" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "This is not arrogance. Allah Almighty is beautiful and loves beauty. Arrogance is that a person does not accept the truth and considers people inferior in his own eyes."

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Two surahs have been revealed to me, the like of which there are no other surahs; by this, he meant Al-Mu'awwidhatayn.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah is pleased with that youth in whom there is no foolishness of youth.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the first two parties to be presented will be neighbors.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Do not consider daughters as a burden, for they are extremely precious companions in grief.

It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The day when a seal will be set upon the mouth, the first bone of the human body to speak will be his left thigh.

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 her hardship? Instruct her to wear a shawl, ride (an animal), and fast for three days.