And I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbidding something like this, and he took out a lock of hair from his sleeve and said: "The children of Israel were only destroyed when their women took to such things."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not perform bowing (ruku) or prostration (sajdah) before me, because when I bow before you, you will catch up with me in bowing before I raise my head, and when I prostrate before you, you will catch up with me in prostration before I raise my head. I am saying this because now my body has become heavy."

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: "Do not cling to someone when asking him (so that you do not leave him alone). By Allah! Whoever asks me for something and necessity has compelled him to ask, then he will be granted blessing (in the gift received from me)."

Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) once said these words on the pulpit: 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 the Pure, when He intends good for someone, grants him understanding of the religion. I heard these words from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on this very pulpit.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I cut the hair of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) head at Marwah with the scissors that I had with me.

Alqamah bin Waqas (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once we were with Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) when the muezzin began to give the adhan. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) also began to repeat the same words. When he said «حي على الصلوة» , he said «لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله» , and in response to «حي على الفلاح» , he said the same. After that, he continued to repeat the words of the muezzin. Then he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also do the same when the muezzin gave the adhan.

Abu al-Tufail, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once Sayyiduna Muawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, and Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, came to the Sacred Sanctuary of Mecca. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, performed Tawaf and touched all the corners of the Kaaba. Sayyiduna Muawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him, "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, only touched two corners." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, replied, "No corner of the Kaaba is to be neglected."

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: On the Day of Resurrection, the mu’adhdhins will have the longest necks.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whatever pain reaches a Muslim in his body, Allah Almighty, through it, expiates his sins.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed those who speak in an affected manner like reciting poetry.