It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that at the time of decline (zawal), the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would always perform four rak‘ahs. One day I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is this prayer upon which I see you being so regular?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "At the time of decline, the gates of the heavens are opened and are not closed until the Zuhr prayer is performed. Therefore, I wish that at that time a good deed of mine ascends to the heavens." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Do you recite (Qur'an) in these four rak‘ahs?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Yes!" I asked, "Is there salam after two rak‘ahs in them?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "No."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever fasts during the month of Ramadan and then fasts six days after Eid al-Fitr, he will receive the reward of fasting for the whole year.

Marthad bin Abdullah Yazni (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in our place, Egypt, the companion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), came for jihad. At that time, Hazrat Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed our leader as Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him). One day, Hazrat Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him) delayed the Maghrib prayer. After finishing the prayer, Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) went to him and said, "O Uqbah! Did you see the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performing the Maghrib prayer like this? Did you not hear the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say that my Ummah will remain upon goodness as long as they do not delay the Maghrib prayer until the stars appear?"

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you goes to the toilet, he should not face the Qiblah, rather he should turn towards the east or the west. But when we reached Syria, we found that the toilets there were built facing the Qiblah, so we would turn our faces away while sitting in them and seek forgiveness.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was the practice of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that when something was given as a gift, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also send some of it to Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him). So one day Hazrat Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) came home and saw a bowl in which there were onions. He asked, "What is this?" The family members said, "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent this." He went to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! You did not even touch this bowl?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I saw onions in it." He asked, "Are onions not lawful for us?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why not, you may eat it, but I do not like its smell." He said, "Then whatever you do not like, I also do not like."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey when a Bedouin came before him and held the reins of the Prophet’s camel and said,“O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of an action that will bring me near to Paradise and keep me away from Hell.”The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Worship Allah, do not associate anything with Him, establish prayer, pay zakat, and maintain ties of kinship.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out after sunset and heard a sound, and said: "The Jews are being punished in their graves."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to use the miswak two or three times at night. When he would stand to pray at night, he would perform four rak‘ahs, would not speak to anyone nor give any command regarding anything, and he would say salam after every two rak‘ahs.

And when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, he would rinse his mouth and wash his blessed beard from underneath with water.