It is narrated from Hazrat Auf (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battle of Tabuk ordered travelers to wipe over their leather socks for three days and nights, and residents for one day and night.

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I sought permission from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to enter the house and asked, "Should I come in completely or half?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Come in completely." So I went inside. At that time, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution excellently. He said to me, "O Awf bin Malik! Count six things before the Day of Judgment comes: First, the death of your Prophet will occur; then, Bait al-Maqdis will be conquered; then, a plague of death will spread among you just as it spreads among sheep; then, the appearance of tribulations; and wealth will increase so much that if a man is given a hundred dinars, he will still remain dissatisfied; then, the Romans will come to fight you under eighty banners, under each banner will be an army of twelve thousand."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that we participated in a military expedition towards Syria, and our commander was Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him). A man from the tribe of Himyar joined us and began staying in our tent. He had nothing with him except a sword, no other belongings or weapons. During this time, a Muslim slaughtered a camel. That man kept watching for an opportunity until he managed to obtain a piece of its hide equal to the size of a shield, and he spread it on the ground. When it dried, it became a shield for him.

Meanwhile, we encountered the enemy, among whom were Romans and the Arab tribe of Banu Quda’ah, who had gathered together. They fought us fiercely. Among the Romans was a man riding a red and white horse, whose saddle was of gold and his belt was also mixed with gold, as was his sword. He was attacking the Muslims with great vigor, and the Himyari man was constantly watching for an opportunity against him. When that Roman passed by him, he came out from behind and attacked him, striking the horse’s leg with his sword, causing the Roman to fall. Then he struck such a powerful blow with his sword that he killed the Roman.

After victory, when he intended to take the Roman’s belongings, and people testified that he was the one who killed the Roman, Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) gave him some of the belongings and withheld some. The man returned to the tent of Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned the incident to him. Awf said,“Go back to him again; he should give you your belongings.”So he went again to Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him), but he refused again. Upon this, Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Will you get it?”He replied,“Why not?”Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Then what is stopping you from handing over the belongings of the slain to him?”Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“I consider it too much.”Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“If I am able to see the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I will surely mention this to him.”

When they reached Madinah and came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the matter, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him),“Who stopped you from giving him the belongings?”Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,“O Messenger of Allah! I considered it too much.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Give him the belongings.”Then, as he passed by Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), Awf pulled Khalid’s cloak and said,“What I mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has happened, hasn’t it?”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard this and became displeased. Then he said,“O Khalid! Now do not give it to him.”(And he said,)“Can you not leave my commanders alone? For your example and theirs is like a man who bought camels or goats to graze, then, seeing the time for them to drink, brought them to a pond. They began to drink, and they drank the clear water and left the dregs. So the good things are for you, and the bad things are for the commanders.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, and in his blessed hand was a staff. At that time, some bunches of dates were hanging in the mosque, among which there was a bunch containing unripe dates. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shook it with his staff and said, "If the one giving charity wished, he could have given more than this. This person who gave charity will eat unripe dates on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Your rulers will be those whom you love and they will love you, you will pray for them and they will pray for you. And your worst rulers will be those whom you hate and they will hate you, you will curse them and they will curse you." We said, "O Messenger of Allah! Should we not depose such rulers?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "No, as long as they establish prayer. However, if a ruler appoints a governor over you and you see him doing something in disobedience to Allah, then denounce that disobedience, but do not withdraw your hand from his obedience."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) leading the funeral prayer for a deceased person, and I understood this supplication of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, and pardon him. Make his abode an honorable place. Widen his place of entry (the grave). Wash him with water, snow, and hail. Cleanse him of sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. Grant him a better home than his home, better family than his family, and a better wife than his wife. Admit him into Paradise, protect him from Hell, and grant him salvation from the punishment of the grave."

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Only he may deliver admonition who is a leader, or has been ordered and permitted to do so, or else one who is being pretentious (showing off).

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would camp at any place, his Muhajir companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would be close to him. Once, we camped at a place and the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for the night prayer while we were sleeping around. Suddenly, I woke up at night and did not find the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in his sleeping place. I went out in search of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). I reached them and asked about the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Suddenly, we heard a sound like that of a grinding mill and stopped in our tracks. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was coming from the direction of that sound. When he came near, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What happened to you?" We replied, "When we woke up and did not find you in your place, we feared that some harm might have come to you, so we set out to search for you." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A messenger from my Lord came to me and gave me the choice between two things: that half of my Ummah would enter Paradise or that I would be granted the right of intercession. So I preferred the aspect of intercession." We both said, "O Messenger of Allah! We ask you, by Islam and the right of your companionship, to pray to Allah that He includes us in your intercession." Others also came and began to make the same request, and their number increased. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every person who dies in such a state that he does not associate anyone with Allah will be included in my intercession."

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever spoils of war would come to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he would distribute them on the same day. He would give two shares to a married man and one share to an unmarried man.