It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was present in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man named Ma'iz bin Malik came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have committed the sin of adultery. I wish that you purify me." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go back." The next day he came again and confessed to adultery again. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back again. Then he sent a man to his tribe and asked them, "What do you know about Ma'iz bin Malik Aslami? Do you see anything inappropriate in him or do you notice any defect in his intellect?" They replied, "O Messenger of Allah! We do not see anything inappropriate in him, nor do we notice any defect in his intellect." Then for the third time, he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and again confessed to adultery and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Purify me." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again sent a man to his tribe with the same question, and they repeated the same answer as before. Then, when he confessed for the fourth time, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that a pit be dug for him, and he was lowered into that pit up to his chest. Then the people were ordered to stone him. Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we, the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), used to discuss among ourselves that if Ma'iz had sat in his house after confessing three times, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have searched for him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only ordered him to be stoned after the fourth confession.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) once went to Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). There was a man speaking there. Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Muawiyah! Do you permit me to speak?" He replied, "Yes!" He thought that he would say something like the first man, but Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: I hope that on the Day of Resurrection I will intercede for as many people as there are trees and soil on the earth. O Muawiyah! Can you hope for this intercession and Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) cannot hope for it?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from the tribe of Azd passed away and did not leave behind any heir. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Find his heir, find his close relative." But despite searching, none could be found. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give his wealth to the eldest man of Khuza'ah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I participated with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in jihad in Yemen. I faced some harshness from him, so when I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I mentioned Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and spoke of him with some deficiency. I saw that the color of the blessed face of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was changing. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Buraidah! Do I not have more right over the believers than their own selves?" I said, "Why not, O Messenger of Allah!" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever I am beloved to, Ali should also be beloved to him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not consider anything as a bad omen. However, when he intended to go to a certain place, he would first ask its name. If its name was good, the signs of happiness could be seen on the blessed face of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and if its name was not good, then its effects could also be seen on his blessed face. Similarly, when he sent someone somewhere, he would first ask his name. If his name was good, the signs of happiness could be seen on the blessed face, and if the name was bad, then its effects could also be seen.

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: I and the Hour have been sent together; it was near that it would have come before me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and called out three times, "O people! Do you know what is the example of me and you?" The people said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "My example and your example is like that of a person whom his people sent as a scout. When he feared that the enemy would overtake them, he began to wave his clothes to warn the people that the enemy has come upon you." Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That man is me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a woman from the tribe of Ghamid came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have committed adultery and I wish that you purify me." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent her back. The next day she came again and, confessing once more, said, "Perhaps you want to send me back like you sent Ma'iz back. By Allah, I am pregnant." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her, "Go back until you give birth to the child." So when she had given birth to the child, she came again carrying the child and said, "O Messenger of Allah! The child has been born." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go and nurse him." So when she had weaned the child, she brought the child, and at that time there was a piece of bread in the child's hand, and she said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have weaned him." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entrusted the child to a Muslim and ordered a pit to be dug for the woman. Then she was placed in it up to her chest, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the people to stone her. Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a stone and struck her on the head, causing blood to flow onto Hazrat Khalid's cheek. He spoke harshly to her. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard this, he said, "Stop, Khalid! Do not speak ill of her. By Him in Whose hand is my soul, she has repented such a repentance that if a tax collector who is unjust were to repent like this, he would also be forgiven." Then, by the order of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), her funeral prayer was performed and she was buried.

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was present in the gathering of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Learn Surah Al-Baqarah, for acquiring it is a blessing and leaving it is a cause of regret, and the wrongdoers do not have the power over it. Then after remaining silent for a while, he said: Learn both Surah Al-Baqarah and Aal-e-Imran, for these two are radiant Surahs which will shade their reciters on the Day of Resurrection in the form of clouds, canopies, or two flocks of birds. And on the Day of Resurrection, when a man's grave will be split open, the Qur'an will meet its reciter—who will be like a lean man—and will ask him: Do you recognize me? He will say: I do not recognize you. The Qur'an will say: I am your companion, the Qur'an, who kept you thirsty in the intense heat of the afternoons and kept you awake at night. Every trader is behind his trade, and today you too are behind your trade. Thus, sovereignty will be given in his right hand and everlastingness in his left hand, and a crown of dignity will be placed on his head. And his parents will be dressed in such garments that all the people of the world together would not be able to pay their price. His parents will ask: For what reason have we been dressed in this attire? It will be said: Due to the blessing of your child's acquisition of the Qur'an. Then it will be said to him: Start reciting the Qur'an and ascending the ranks and lofty chambers of Paradise. Thus, as long as he continues to recite, he will continue to ascend, whether he recites quickly or slowly.

It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was present in the gathering of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying that a nation with broad faces and small eyes will drive my Ummah, whose faces will be like shields (he said this three times), until they drive them into the Arabian Peninsula. At the time of the first encounter, those who flee will be saved; at the time of the second encounter, some people will be destroyed and some will be saved; and at the time of the third encounter, all those who survive will be destroyed. The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who will those people be?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The Turks." By Him in Whose hand is my soul, they will surely tie their horses to the pillars of the Muslims' mosques. After hearing this hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the trial of the Turks, Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) would always keep two or three camels, travel provisions, and water skins ready with him so that he could depart immediately from there.