It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The worst thief among people is the one who steals from his prayer. The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah! How can a person steal from his prayer?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: By not performing the bowing (ruku) and prostration (sajdah) properly and completely.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Good dreams are from Allah, and bad dreams are from Satan. Therefore, if anyone sees a disliked dream, he should not relate it to anyone. Rather, after seeing the dream, he should spit lightly three times to his left side and seek Allah’s protection from its evil. In this way, that dream will not harm 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 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) said: When any one of you drinks something, he should not breathe into the vessel; when he enters the toilet, he should not cleanse himself with his right hand; and when he urinates, he should not touch his private part with his right hand.

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 too, 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 as well, he would 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) said: When the call to prayer (adhan) is given, do not stand up until you see me, and make calmness and tranquility obligatory upon yourselves.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qatadah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! If a person fasts all the time, what is the ruling?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "His fasting and not fasting are both the same." The questioner asked, "How about fasting for two days and leaving one day?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Who has the strength for that?" The questioner asked, "How about leaving two days and fasting one day?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Perhaps this is praiseworthy in the sight of Allah." The questioner asked, "How about fasting one day and leaving one day?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That is the way of my brother, Hazrat Dawood (peace be upon him)." The questioner asked about fasting on Mondays and Thursdays. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "On that day I was born and on that day revelation was sent down to me. Fasting three days in every month and fasting the whole month of Ramadan is equal to fasting all the time." The questioner asked, "What is the ruling on fasting on the Day of Arafah?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It is an expiation for the sins of the previous and coming year." The questioner asked about the ruling of fasting on the Day of Ashura, so he said, "It is an expiation for the sins of the previous year."

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.