It is narrated from Hazrat Makharraq (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "Tell me, if someone comes to me with the intention of stealing from me or snatching my wealth, what do you command me regarding him?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Make clear to him the importance of Allah's commands." He said, "If I do that but he still does not desist from his intention, then what should I do?" The Prophet said, "Seek help against him from the ruler." He asked, "If there is no other Muslim with me (and he attacks me immediately), then what should I do?" The Prophet said, "Then you also fight him until you are written among the martyrs of the Hereafter or you save your wealth."

Hazrat Abu Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a freed slave of the people of Persia, says: At the time of the Battle of Uhud, I was present with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I attacked a man from among the polytheists and said, "Watch out, for I am a Persian youth." This voice also reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why did you not say, 'Watch out, for I am an Ansari youth'?"

It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When any one of you is in prayer, he should not look towards the sky, lest his eyesight be taken away.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a person asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about fasting on the Day of Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah), so the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is an expiation for two years." Then someone asked about fasting on the Day of Ashura, so he said: "It is an expiation for one year."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever presents a witness regarding a murdered person (that he is the killer), then all the belongings of the murdered person will be given to him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying in such a way that he was carrying the daughter of Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), namely Imam or Umaymah bint Abi Al-As. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand, he would pick her up, and when he would go into bowing (ruku'), he would put her down, and he continued like this until he finished the prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer, he would recite (Qur'an) in the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr, and sometimes he would let us hear a verse from it. In this as well, he would make the first rak'ah relatively long and the second shorter. He would do the same in the Fajr prayer, making the first rak'ah long and the second comparatively shorter. And in the first two rak'ahs of Asr, he would also recite (Qur'an).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making nabidh by mixing different types of dates together, and said that their nabidh can be made separately.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade breathing into a vessel, touching the private part with the right hand, or cleaning oneself with the right hand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you enters the mosque, he should perform two rak'ahs (as Tahiyyat al-Masjid) before sitting down.