It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). 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 and blessings be upon him) said, "Fear Allah and do not consider any good deed insignificant, even if that good deed is to drop a few drops of water from your bucket into the vessel of someone asking 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.) It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I want to ask you about some things..." Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said, "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."

‘Abd al-Samad narrated to us, Sallam narrated to us, ‘Aqil ibn Talhah narrated to us, from Abu Jurayy al-Hujaymi, that he came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, with some people from the desert, and they said:“We are from the people of the desert.”Then he mentioned the hadith, except that he said:“So do not insult him for what you know about him, for the reward of that is for you and its burden is upon him.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Salim (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting with his companions. I asked, "Who among you is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) either pointed to himself or the people indicated by gesture. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting wrapped in a sheet, the corner (end) of which had come near 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 and blessings be upon him) said, "Fear Allah and do not consider any good deed insignificant, even if it is dropping a drop 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.)

It is narrated from a Companion that once I was present in the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) when a man came and addressing the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Are you the Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Yes." He asked, "What do you invite towards?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I invite towards Allah, Who is One. Tell me, who is that Being that when a calamity befalls you, He removes your calamity? Who is He that when you are afflicted with drought and you supplicate to Him, He brings forth produce? Who is He that when you lose your way in a desolate wilderness and you supplicate to Him, He brings you back?" Hearing this, he became Muslim and said, "O Messenger of Allah, advise me." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do not abuse anyone." He says that after that, I did not even abuse a camel or a goat since the Prophet (peace be upon him) advised me. "And do not show aversion to any good deed, even if it is meeting your brother with a cheerful face while talking, or pouring water from your bucket into the vessel of one who asks for water. And tie your lower garment up to half the shin; if you cannot do this, then up to the ankles, but avoid letting the lower garment hang down, for this is arrogance, and Allah does not like arrogance."

Hazrat Aiz bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who was among the extremely pious companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him), once went to Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and said: I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say, "The worst guardian is a tyrant ruler. Beware of being among them." Ibn Ziyad (disrespectfully) said, "Sit down, you are just the dregs left over from Muhammad's companions." Hazrat Aiz replied, "Can there be dregs among the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)? This only happens among those who come later and among other people besides them."

Abu Shamir Duba'i says that I heard Hazrat 'Aiz bin 'Amr forbidding (the use of) dubba', hantam, and muzaffat, so I asked whether he was saying this on the authority of the Prophet (peace be upon him)? He replied, "Yes!"

It is narrated from Hazrat Aiz (may Allah be pleased with him) that once there was a clear shortage of water, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution in a bowl or tub, and we sprinkled its drops over ourselves, and in our eyes, the person who received that water was very fortunate, and we think that everyone received that water. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the morning prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aiz bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Salman, Suhaib, and Bilal were sitting with some people when Abu Sufyan bin Harb passed by. These companions said, "By Allah, the swords of Allah have not yet properly struck the necks of Allah's enemies." Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) heard this and said, "Are you saying this to the elder and chief of the Quraysh?" When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of this incident, he said, "O Abu Bakr, perhaps you have angered these people? For if you have angered them, then Allah will be angry with you." Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr went to those people and said, "Brothers, perhaps you are angry with me?" They replied, "No, O Abu Bakr! May Allah forgive you."

The previous hadith is narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated, probably as a marfu’ hadith, from Hazrat ‘Aidh (may Allah be pleased with him): Whoever receives something from this provision should use it to bring ease to his sustenance, and if he does not need it, he should give it to someone who is more in need than himself. It is narrated from Hazrat ‘Aidh bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Salman, Suhaib, and Bilal were sitting with some people... then the narrator mentioned the complete hadith. It is narrated from Hazrat ‘Aidh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he mentioned the hadith regarding the issue.