Once, Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and Dhu’l-Kila’ entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque, that is, Bayt al-Maqdis. Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him,“You have your nephew (Ka’b Ahbar) with you.”Dhu’l-Kila’ said,“He is the best man among all people.”Hazrat Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“I bear witness that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Only he may deliver admonition who is a leader, or has been given its command and permission, or else he is being pretentious (showing off).”

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That woman who possessed status and beauty, became widowed from her husband, and devoted herself to her orphaned children until they separated from her or died—on the Day of Resurrection, I and that woman with dark cheeks will be like these two fingers. Saying this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) joined his index and middle fingers together.

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has three or two daughters or sisters, and he fears Allah regarding them and treats them well until they are married or they pass away, then they will become a barrier for him from the fire of Hell.

It is narrated from Hazrat Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That woman who possessed status and beauty, became widowed from her husband, and devoted herself to her orphaned children until they separated from her or died—on the Day of Resurrection, I and that woman with dark cheeks will be like these two fingers. Saying this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) joined his index and middle fingers together.

It is also narrated through this second chain.

Narrated to us by ‘Isam ibn Khalid, narrated to us by al-‘Attaf ibn Khalid, narrated to us by Yahya ibn ‘Imran, from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Uthman ibn al-Arqam, from his grandfather al-Arqam, that he came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and greeted him with peace. He said: "Where are you intending?" He said: "I intended, O Messenger of Allah, to go here," and he gestured with his hand toward where Bayt al-Maqdis is. He said: "What brings you out to it, is it for trade?" He said: "I said: No, but I intended to pray in it." He said: "Then prayer here," and he gestured with his hand to Mecca, "is better than a thousand prayers," and he gestured with his hand toward al-Sham.

Narrated to us by Ali ibn Ayyash, narrated to us by al-'Attaf ibn Khalid, narrated to me by Yahya ibn Imran, and Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn al-Arqam, from his grandfather al-Arqam, that he came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and mentioned the hadith.

Narrated to us by Aswad, narrated to us by Sharik, from Abu Ishaq, from Jablah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he did not go out for battle, would give his weapon to Ali or Usama.

Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq informed us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Marthad ibn Abdullah al-Yazani, from Hudhayfa al-Azdi, from Junadah al-Azdi, who said: I entered upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on a Friday, with seven men from al-Azd, and I was the eighth of them, and he was having lunch. He said: "Come to lunch." We said: O Messenger of Allah, we are fasting. He said: "Did you fast yesterday?" We said: No. He said: "Will you fast tomorrow?" We said: No. He said: "Then break your fast." So we ate with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said: When he went out and sat on the pulpit, he called for a vessel of water and drank while on the pulpit, and the people were looking at him, showing them that he was not fasting on Friday.

Hajjaj narrated to us, Sharik narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Farwah ibn Nawfal, from Al-Harith ibn Jablah, who said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me something to say when I go to bed." He said: "When you take your bed at night, recite 'Say: O disbelievers' (__QUR_N__), for it is a declaration of innocence from shirk (associating partners with Allah)."