It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every boy is in pledge for his 'aqiqah, so sacrifice should be offered for him on the seventh day, his name should be given on that day, and his head should be shaved.

The previous hadith is also meant by this second chain of narration, however, in this the narrator of the hadith, Qatadah, has described the details of slaughtering the animal in such a way that a piece of wool or cotton should be taken and stood in front of the veins of the slaughtered animal, then it should be placed on the head of the child. When the blood starts to flow, the head should be washed and then the hair should be shaved.

It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The neighbor of the house has more right to the house than others.

It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a bowl of tharid was brought. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate from it, and the people also ate from it. People kept eating from it until near the time of Zuhr; a group would come and eat, then stand up, and after them another group would come, and this continued. Someone asked, "Is food being continuously added to this bowl?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What are you amazed at? Blessing has been placed in it from the sky."

It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever kills his slave, we will kill him, and whoever cuts off his slave’s nose, we will cut off his nose. It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that whoever castrates his slave, we will castrate him.

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, from Abu Umayyah, his shaykh, who said: Al-Hasan narrated to us, from Samurah, who said: "And whoever castrates his slave, we will castrate him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The neighbor of the house has more right to the house than others.

It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Wear white clothes because they are excellent and pure, and shroud your dead in them as well.

It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No man should take his brother as a captive and then kill him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever sees his own goods with someone, he has a greater right to them, and the buyer will take his price from the seller.