Abu Wasil says that once I met Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him). He shook hands with me and noticed that my nails were long. He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Each of you asks about heavenly matters while leaving his nails like the nails of birds, in which impurity, filth, and dirt accumulate." Some hadith scholars say that the narrator of this hadith is not Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), but rather Abu Ayyub Ataki (may Allah be pleased with him).

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: The people of the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina, Ashja', Juhaina, and Banu Ka'b, leaving all other people, are only my friends (mawla), and Allah and His Messenger are their friends (mawla).

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) or Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah Al-A'raf in the Maghrib prayer.

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: Perform Witr with five rak‘ahs; if you cannot do this, then with three rak‘ahs; if you cannot do this either, then perform Witr with one rak‘ah; and if you cannot do even this, then perform it by gesture.

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 recites these words ten times — "La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer" — it is like freeing one or ten slaves.

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: Surah Ikhlas is equal to one third of the Qur'an.

Once there was a difference of opinion between Hazrat Miswar and Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). They had a doubt regarding the Muhrim who pours water over his head. Then they sent a man to Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask: How did you see the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) washing his head? He replied: Like this, from front to back. The narrator demonstrated the manner in which it was done.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Maghrib and Isha prayers together at the plain of Muzdalifah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy 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 Holy 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 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 that I see you consistently performing?" 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 a good deed of mine ascends to the heavens at that time."