It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed coming out in the morning so much that the sun was about to rise. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out quickly and led a short prayer. After finishing the prayer with salam, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Remain seated in your places." Then, turning towards us, he said, "I will tell you the reason for my delay in coming. Last night, I stood for Tahajjud prayer and prayed as much as Allah willed. During the prayer, I became drowsy, and when I became alert, suddenly my Lord came to me in a most beautiful form and said, 'O Muhammad! Over what are the angels of the highest assembly disputing?' I replied, 'My Lord! I do not know.' (This question and answer happened two or three times.) Then my Lord placed His palms between my shoulders, the coolness of which I felt in my chest and breast, until all the things of the heavens and the earth became clear before me, and I recognized them. After that, Allah again asked, 'O Muhammad! Over what are the angels of the highest assembly disputing?' I replied, 'About the expiations (kaffarat).' He said, 'What are the expiations?' I replied, 'Walking with one's feet to the Friday prayer, sitting in the mosque after the prayer, and completing ablution despite difficulty.' Then He asked, 'What are the things that raise ranks?' I replied, 'The things that cause high ranks are the best speech, spreading salam, feeding others, and praying at night when people are asleep.' Then He said, 'O Muhammad! Ask.' I said, 'O Allah! I ask You for pure things, for protection from evil deeds, for love of the poor, and that You forgive me and turn Your special attention to me. And when You intend to test any people, then grant me death before being afflicted by the trial. And I ask You for Your love, the love of those who love You, and the love of deeds that bring me closer to Your love.' And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'This incident is true, learn it and teach it to others.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever receives a wound or suffers pain in the way of Allah, on the Day of Resurrection he will come with it flowing even more, but on that day its color will be like saffron and its fragrance like musk. And whoever receives a wound in the way of Allah, the seal of the martyrs is placed upon him. Whoever sincerely prays to Allah for martyrdom and then departs from this world by natural death, he will receive the reward of a martyr. And any Muslim who fights in the way of Allah even for the time it takes for milk to flow from a she-camel’s teats, Paradise becomes obligatory for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the presence of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a heated argument between two men and one of them became extremely angry. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), seeing his condition, said: "I know a word which, if this man afflicted with anger says it, his anger will go away, and that word is: 'A'udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajim' (I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! What do you say about a man who meets a strange woman and does with her everything that a man does with his wife, except intercourse?" Upon this, Allah the Exalted revealed this verse: "Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at some hours of the night; indeed, good deeds erase bad deeds." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to that person, "Perform ablution and offer prayer." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Is this command specific to him or general for all Muslims?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It is general for all Muslims."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever frees a Muslim slave, it will become a ransom for him from Hell.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever, being in a state of ablution, goes to sleep at night while remembering Allah, then wakes up during any part of the night and asks Allah for any good of this world or the Hereafter, Allah surely grants it to him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "Shall I not guide you to a door from among the doors of Paradise?" He replied, "What is that?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no power and no strength except with Allah)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever among the Muslims fights in the way of Allah even for the time it takes for milk to flow from a she-camel’s udder, Paradise becomes obligatory for him. Whoever sincerely asks Allah for martyrdom and then dies a natural death, he will receive the reward of a martyr. And whoever is wounded or suffers any harm in the way of Allah, on the Day of Resurrection he will come with that wound flowing even more, but its color will be like saffron and its fragrance like musk. And whoever is wounded in the way of Allah, the seal of the martyrs is placed upon him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to a town in Arabia and ordered me to collect a share of the land and bring it. Sufyan says that by the share of the land, a third or a fourth part is meant.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, he said: "Beware of a life of luxury and comfort, for the servants of Allah do not live a life of luxury and comfort."