Muawiyah ibn Amr narrated to us, Za'idah narrated to us, Sulaiman al-A'mash narrated to us, al-Minhal ibn Amr narrated to us, Zadhan narrated to us, he said: Al-Bara' said: We went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the funeral of a man from the Ansar, and he mentioned its meaning except that he said: "And there appeared to him a man with good clothes, good face." And he said regarding the disbeliever: "And there appeared to him a man with an ugly face, ugly clothes."

It is narrated from Yazid bin Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the governor of Oman and an excellent governor, that one day my father, Hazrat Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him), said:“All of you gather in one place, I will show you how the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and how he prayed, because there is no telling how long I will remain among you.”So he gathered his sons and family members and asked for water for ablution. He rinsed his mouth, put water in his nose, washed his face three times, washed his right hand three times, and then his left hand three times. Then he wiped his head and ears, inside and out. He washed his right foot three times and then his left foot three times, and said:“I have not left out anything in showing you the way the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution.”Then he entered his room and prayed, the reality of which we do not know (whether it was obligatory or voluntary prayer). Then he came out, gave the command for prayer, the iqamah was pronounced, and he led us in the Zuhr prayer. I think I heard some verses of Surah Yaseen from him (in this prayer). Then he led the Asr, Maghrib, and Isha prayers at their respective times and said:“I have not left out anything in showing you the way the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and prayer.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that a person asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about performing ablution after eating camel meat. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Perform ablution. Then he was asked about praying in the enclosures of camels. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not pray in them, because there is an influence of Satan among camels. Then he was asked about praying in the enclosures of goats. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Pray in them, because goats are a source of blessing.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, we prayed facing Bayt al-Maqdis with him for sixteen (or seventeen) months. Afterwards, our direction was turned towards the Ka'bah.

A man from the tribe of Qais asked Hazrat Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him),“Did you people run away and leave the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of the Battle of Hunain?”Hazrat Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,“The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not run away. In fact, some hasty people fled, so the people of Banu Hawazin started showering arrows from the front. At that time, I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) riding a white mule, whose reins were held by Hazrat Abu Sufyan bin Harith (may Allah be pleased with him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying, ‘I am the true Prophet, there is no lie in this. I am the son of Abdul Muttalib.’”

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) and Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the exchange of gold for silver on credit.

Ubaid bin Firoz (may Allah have mercy on him) asked Hazrat Bara (may Allah be pleased with him) which kind of animal the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade for sacrifice and which he considered disliked? He replied that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Four kinds of animals are not sufficient for sacrifice: the one-eyed animal whose defect is obvious, the sick animal whose sickness is obvious, the lame animal whose lameness is obvious, and the animal whose bone is broken and its marrow has come out. Ubaid said: I consider it disliked to sacrifice an animal whose horn, ear, or tooth is defective. He replied: Leave what you consider disliked, but do not declare it forbidden for anyone else. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Narrated to us Affan, narrated to us Shu'bah, informed me Sulayman ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, he said: I heard Ubayd ibn Fayruz, a freed slave of Banu Shayban, that he asked al-Bara' about the sacrifices, and he mentioned the hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that a silk cloth was presented to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). People began to admire its beauty and softness. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The handkerchiefs of Sa’d bin Mu’adh in Paradise are better and superior to this."

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a peace agreement with the people of Makkah on the condition that he would stay in Makkah for only three days and would enter Makkah carrying only "jilban silah." The narrator asked the meaning of "jilban silah," and he replied: the sheath and the sword.