It is narrated from Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that once on a Friday, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah Bara'ah from the pulpit. At that time, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing and mentioning the favors of Allah. Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in front of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and with him were Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) also sitting. One of them pinched Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "Ubayy! When was this Surah revealed? I am hearing it just now." Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) signaled him to remain silent. After the prayer was over, he said, "I asked you when this Surah was revealed, so why did you not tell me?" Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "Today your prayer is only as much as the vain act you did in it." He went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned what Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) had said. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Ubayy has spoken the truth. When you see the Imam speaking, remain silent until he finishes."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Seek out your weak ones and bring them to me, for you are granted provision and victory through the blessings of your weak ones."

Hazrat Umm Darda (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that whenever Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) would relate a hadith, he would smile. I once said to him that people might start calling you "foolish." He replied that whenever I have seen or heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) narrate a hadith, he was smiling.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Once I was sleeping when, in a dream, I saw the pillars of the Book being lifted from beneath my head. I understood that it was being taken away, so my eyes kept following it until it was taken to Syria. Remember! At the time when tribulations appear, faith will be in Syria.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Accept Islam, Allah will forgive your sins.

Hazrat Umm Darda (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that whenever Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) would relate a hadith, he would smile. I once said to him that people might start calling you "foolish." He replied that whenever I have seen or heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) narrate a hadith, he was smiling.

Hazrat Anas Johani (may Allah be pleased with him) once came to Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) and prayed for him, saying, "May Allah keep you safe from every illness and grant you health." Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that a Muslim person continues to suffer from headaches and other illnesses, and his sins are as great as the mountain of Uhud, but these illnesses do not leave him until there is not even a mustard seed's weight of sin left upon him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the first person to be granted permission to prostrate will be me, and I will be the first to be allowed to raise my head. Thus, when I look before me, I will recognize my Ummah among the other communities, and likewise, I will recognize my Ummah from behind and from the right and left as well. A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah! From Hazrat Nuh (peace be upon him) until you, how will you recognize your Ummah among all the communities that have come?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: The foreheads of the people of my Ummah will be radiant and shining due to the traces of ablution; this quality will not be found in anyone else. And I will also recognize them in that their books of deeds will be in their right hands, and that their minor children will be running ahead of them.

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

Ya‘mar narrated to us, ‘Abdullah informed us, Ibn Lahi‘ah informed us, Yazid ibn Abi Habib narrated to me, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Jubayr ibn Nufayr, that he heard Abu Dharr and Abu al-Darda’, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "I am the first to be permitted to prostrate." Then he mentioned its meaning.