Abdullah narrated to us, Abu Kamil al-Jahdari narrated to us, Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, Simak ibn Atiyyah and Yunus ibn Ubayd narrated to us, from al-Hasan, from Abdur-Rahman ibn Samurah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the like of it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not swear by the names of your forefathers or idols.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever commits looting is not one of us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: O Abdur Rahman, never ask for leadership (government), because if it is given to you as a result of your asking, you will be left to it (without help), but if it is given to you without your asking, you will be helped in it. And when you swear an oath about something and then see a better option, then do the better thing and offer expiation for your oath.

Husayn narrated to us, al-Mubarak narrated to us, from al-Hasan, Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah al-Qurashi narrated to us, and we were in Kabul, he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, "O Abd al-Rahman, do not ask for leadership," and he mentioned the hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was preparing for the "Jaysh Usrah" (the expedition of Tabuk), Hazrat Uthman Ghani came with one thousand dinars in a cloth and placed them in the lap of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kept turning them over with his hand and kept saying, "Today, whatever deed Ibn Affan does will not harm him." He repeated this sentence several times.

Abu Labid says that we participated in the jihad of Kabul with Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him). People saw some goats at one place and took them as loot. Seeing this, Hazrat Abdur Rahman ordered a caller to announce that I have heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever commits looting is not one of us, so return these goats. Consequently, the people returned the goats, and then he distributed the goats equally among them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Salim that once I presented myself before the Prophet (peace be upon him) while he was sitting with his companions. I asked, "Who among you is the Prophet (peace be upon him)?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) either pointed to himself or the people indicated by gesture. At that time, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was sitting wrapped in a sheet, the corner (end) of which had come to his feet. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I want to ask you about some things, and since I am a villager, there may be some harshness in my questioning, so please teach me." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Fear Allah and do not consider any good deed insignificant, even if it is dropping a few drops of water from your bucket into the vessel of one who asks for water. Avoid arrogance, for arrogance is not liked by Allah. And if someone abuses you or taunts you with something he knows about you, do not taunt him with something you know about him, for this will be a source of reward for you and a source of burden for him. And do not abuse anyone." (After this, I never abused any human, goat, or even a camel.)