Abu Sha’tha says that once I set out with the intention of performing Hajj. When I entered the Sacred House (the Ka’bah) and reached between two pillars, I went and clung to a wall. In the meantime, Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) arrived and, standing by my side, performed four rak’ahs. When he finished the prayer, I asked him,“Where did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pray inside the Ka’bah?”He pointed to a place and said,“Here. Usamah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) informed me that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed here.”I asked him,“How many rak’ahs did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pray?”Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied,“This is what I have been reproaching myself for until today, that I spent a long time with him but did not ask how many rak’ahs the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed.”The next year, I again set out with the intention of Hajj and stood at the same place where I had stood the previous year. In the meantime, Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and stood by my side. Then he kept pushing me until he made me leave that place, and then he performed four rak’ahs there.

It is narrated from a freed slave of Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day he was with Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) in Wadi Qura in search of his wealth. It was the habit of Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays. His slave asked him, "Why do you so regularly fast on Mondays and Thursdays despite being so old and weak?" He replied, "The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to fast on Mondays and Thursdays." Someone asked him the reason for this, so he said, "On Mondays and Thursdays, the deeds of people are presented."

It is narrated from Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of those entering it were the poor, while the wealthy were being held back (by the angels for accounting), except for those who were destined for Hell—they had already been ordered to enter Hell. And I stood at the gate of Hell and saw that the majority of those entering it were women.

It is narrated from Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the night of Arafah, I was riding behind the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) maintained a moderate pace; where there was a crowd of people, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would slow down his mount, and where the path was open, he would increase the pace.

Abu Wa'il says that someone said to Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him), "Why do you not speak to Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He replied, "Do you think that whatever I say to him, I will also tell you? Whatever I say to him is between me and him. I do not like to be the first to disclose this matter. And by Allah! I cannot say about any man that you are the best of all people, even if he is my ruler, while I have also heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say regarding this that on the Day of Resurrection, a man will be brought and thrown into Hell, and his intestines will come out, and he will go around with them as a donkey goes around a millstone. Seeing this, all the people of Hell will gather around him and say, 'O so-and-so! What has happened to you? Did you not used to command us to do good and forbid us from evil?' He will reply, 'I used to command you to do good, but I did not do it myself, and I used to forbid you from sins, but I used to do them myself.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to a settlement named "Abni" and said, "Reach there in the morning and set it on fire."

It is narrated from Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a thick Coptic sheet, which was from the gift that Hazrat Dihya Kalbi (may Allah be pleased with him) had presented to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I gave it to my wife. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, "What is the matter? Did you not wear that sheet?" I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! I have given it to my wife." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Tell her to wear a chemise underneath it, because I fear that her body parts may become visible through it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes take hold of me and seat me on one of his thighs, and seat Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) on the other, then embrace us and say: O Allah! Since I show mercy to both of them, so You also have mercy on them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a thick Coptic sheet, which was from the gift that Hazrat Dihya Kalbi (may Allah be pleased with him) had presented to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I gave it to my wife. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me, "What is the matter? Did you not wear that sheet?" I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! I have given it to my wife." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Tell her to wear a chemise underneath it, because I fear that her body parts may become visible through it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a daughter of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that her child was in the throes of death, requesting him to come to them. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent his greetings to her and said: "What He takes belongs to Allah, and what He gives belongs to Allah, and everything has an appointed time with Him. Therefore, you should be patient and hope for reward upon this." She again sent a messenger to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), insisting by oath. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, and we also stood up with him. The child was brought and placed in the lap of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); his soul was departing. Among the people present at that time were Hazrat Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) and, it seems, Hazrat Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) as well. Tears began to flow from the eyes of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Seeing this, Hazrat Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is this?" He replied, "This is mercy which Allah places in the hearts of whomever He wills among His servants, and Allah only shows mercy to those of His servants who are merciful."