It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was at that time throwing pebbles at the Jamarat. The man asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which jihad is the most beloved to Allah Almighty?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. Then he came again to the second Jamrah and repeated the same question. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again remained silent. Then he came again to the third Jamrah and repeated the same question. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It is to speak the truth before a tyrant ruler."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "What is faith?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "When you feel sorrow over your evil deed and happiness over your good deed, then you are a believer." He asked, "What is sin?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "When something pricks your heart, then leave it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every rope of Islam will be untied one by one, and whenever one rope is untied, people will cling to the next one. The first rope to be untied will be that of justice, and the last to be untied will be that of prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the sermon of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Farewell Pilgrimage. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was mounted on his camel, with his feet in the stirrups, which made him elevated, and he was saying: "Do you not hear?" Then the last person said, "What do you wish to say? (Your voice is reaching us and we are listening.)" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Worship your Lord, perform the five daily prayers, fast for one month, pay the zakat of your wealth, obey your leader, and enter the Paradise of your Lord." The narrator asked Hazrat Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) at what age he heard this hadith, and he replied: "When I was thirty years old."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ablution becomes an expiation for past sins, and prayer becomes a cause for rewards. Someone asked him, "Did you really hear this hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes! Not once or twice, nor three, four, or five times (but countless times I have heard it)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting in the gathering of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have committed a sin, so punish me according to the Book of Allah." In the meantime, the prayer was established, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer. After finishing, when he was about to leave, that man also followed behind, and I too followed him. He repeated his statement. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Is it not so?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then Allah has forgiven your sin."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever a people go astray after having been upon guidance, they become involved in disputes and quarrels." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "They have nothing to offer you except dispute; rather, they are a quarrelsome people."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fever is the effect of the furnace of Hell. If a Muslim gets fever, then it is his portion from Hell (which is given to him in this world and in the Hereafter he is saved from Hell).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "What is faith?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "When you feel sorrow over your evil deed and happiness over your good deed, then you are a believer." He asked, "What is sin?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "When something pricks your heart, then leave it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The most enviable friend to me is the one who has light belongings, offers much prayer, worships his Lord excellently, is hidden from the eyes of people, no one points towards him with their fingers, his death comes quickly, his inheritance is little, and there are few to weep over him.