It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were discussing among ourselves as to who among us would go to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask which deed is the most beloved to Allah. But due to the awe of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), none of us stood up. So the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a messenger and gathered all of us one by one in his presence, and recited Surah As-Saff completely before us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were discussing among ourselves as to which one of us would go to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask: "Which deed is the most beloved to Allah?" But due to the awe of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), none of us stood up. So the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a messenger and gathered all of us to him one by one, and recited the entire Surah As-Saff before us. This recitation was continued by all the narrators to their students.

Qais bin ‘Abad says that once I was in the mosque when a man came whose face showed clear signs of humility. He performed two short units of prayer. People began to say that this person is among the people of Paradise. When he left, I also followed him until he entered his house. I too entered his house with him and kept talking to him. When he became familiar with me, I said to him,“When you entered the mosque, people said such and such about you.”He said,“Subhan Allah! A person should not say something he does not know. And I will tell you the reason for this. In the time of Prophethood, I saw a dream which I related to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In that dream, I saw that I was in a lush green garden, in the middle of which was an iron pillar whose lower end was in the ground and the upper end was in the sky, and on top of it was a rope. Someone said to me, ‘Climb up this.’ I said, ‘Now climb up.’ I began to climb it until I grabbed the rope. He said to me, ‘Hold this rope firmly.’ When I woke up, it felt as if that rope was still in my hand. Then I went to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and related this dream. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ‘That garden was Islam, the pillar was Islam, and that rope was the strong rope, which means you are a Muslim and will remain steadfast upon it until death.’ Qais says, then it became known that he was Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him).

Narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I set out towards Mount Tur. On the way, I met Ka'b Ahbar (may Allah have mercy on him). I sat with him; he began telling me things from the Torah, and I began telling him things from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). During this, I also narrated this hadith to him: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. On this day, Adam (peace be upon him) was created, on this day he was sent down from Paradise, on this day his repentance was accepted, on this day he died, and on this day the Day of Judgment will be established. Every creature on earth becomes fearful on Friday at sunrise, fearing that perhaps today is the Day of Judgment, except for jinn and humans. And on this day, there is a moment which, if a Muslim servant finds while praying and asks Allah for anything, Allah will surely grant it." Ka'b (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "This happens once a year." I said, "No, it happens every Friday." Upon this, Ka'b opened the Torah and read it, then said, "The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has spoken the truth." Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) says that after this, I met Hazrat Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), so I told him about my sitting with Ka'b and also narrated the hadith I had mentioned regarding Friday, and said that Ka'b said it happens once a year. I said that then Ka'b read the Torah and said, "No, it happens every Friday." Hazrat Ibn Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do you know which moment that is?" I said, "No, I am ruined! Please tell me." He said, "It is between Asr and Maghrib." I said, "How can that be, when there is no prayer at that time?" He said, "Have you not heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say that whoever waits for prayer is counted as being in prayer until he prays?" I said, "Why not!" He said, "Then that is it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was returning from the Battle of Tabuk, he ordered the announcer on the way, and he made this announcement that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has taken the path of the mountain pass, no one should go on this path. Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) was in front of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) was behind him, when suddenly a group of people with their faces covered appeared on mounts, who surrounded Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) was behind, he began to strike at the faces of those mounts. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sensed danger, he told Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) to stop the mount and got down. Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to descend from that mountain pass. Meanwhile, Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) also returned. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "Ammar! Were you able to recognize those people?" He replied, "I recognized most of the mounts, but the people had covered their faces." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Do you know their intention?" He replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Their intention was to take the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and push him down from above." Then Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke harshly to a companion of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I ask you by Allah, do you know how many men were in that mountain pass?" He said, "Fourteen." He said, "If you were also among them, they would have been fifteen, out of whom the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared three as excused, who said, 'By Allah! We did not hear the voice of the Holy Prophet's announcer, and we did not know what those people intended.'" Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I bear witness that the twelve men who remain are those who fight against Allah and His Messenger in both this worldly life and on the Day when witnesses will rise." Waleed says that Hazrat Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated regarding this same expedition that when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of the shortage of water, he told the people, and the announcer made this announcement that no one should go to the water before the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but when the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived there, he found some people already present who had reached there before him. On that day, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed and reproached them.

Abdullah bin Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once I entered the house of Hazrat Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) and found him in a pleasant mood. I thought to take advantage of this opportunity, so I asked him, "O Abu Tufail! Who were those people whom the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed and reproached?" He was about to tell me about them when his wife Saudah said, "O Abu Tufail! Stop. Do you not know that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Allah! I am also a human being, so if I have ever invoked a curse upon any Muslim, then make it a means of purification and mercy for that person.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) (mentioning the construction of the Ka'bah during the time of ignorance) that when the construction of the House of Allah began (the Quraysh first completely demolished it and started rebuilding it with stones from the valley), people were carrying stones, among whom was also the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). (The Quraysh had kept it twenty cubits long.) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing a woolen sheet, but during the carrying of stones, it became difficult to manage it, so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed that sheet on his shoulder. At that moment, someone called out, "Cover your private part," so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw down the stone and wrapped himself in his sheet. Peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There will be no prophethood after me, but there will be "Mubashshirat." Someone asked, O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by "Mubashshirat"? The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Good dreams.

Someone asked Hazrat Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him), "Have you seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes!" The questioner asked, "Did you also speak with him?" He replied, "No, but I saw him while he was going to such-and-such a place. At that time, Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and other companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were with him. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) reached a spacious house and had the door opened. When the door was opened, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) entered inside. I also went inside with him. There was a sheet in the middle of the house. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'Lift this sheet.' The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) lifted the sheet, and from underneath it, a one-eyed boy came out. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'O boy! Stand up.' The boy stood up. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, 'O boy! Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?' The boy said, 'Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?' This question and answer happened twice. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said twice, 'Seek refuge with Allah from his evil.'"

Jareeriyy says that once I was performing Tawaf with Hazrat Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him) when he said, "Now, besides me, there is no one left who has seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." I asked him, "Did you see the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes." I asked, "What was the appearance of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) like?" He replied, "The complexion of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was fair, beautiful, and his body was well-proportioned."