Abdullah bin Harith, may Allah have mercy on him, says that during the caliphate of Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, my father arranged my marriage and invited several companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to it. Among them was Hazrat Safwan bin Umayyah, may Allah be pleased with him, who had become extremely old. When he came, he said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Tear the meat with your teeth and eat it, for it is more pleasant and easier to digest."

It is narrated from Hazrat Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was sleeping in Masjid Nabawi when a thief came and took the cloth from under my head and went away. I chased him, caught him, and presented him before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "This person has stolen my cloth." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his hand to be cut off. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will his hand be cut off for a sheet worth thirty dirhams? I give it to him as a gift." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Why did you not give it in charity before bringing him to me?"

Abu Bakr bin Abi Zuhair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from his father that I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) during the time of Prophethood in Taif saying: "O people! Soon you will be able to distinguish between the people of Paradise and the people of Hell, or between the good and the bad." A man asked: O Messenger of Allah! How is that? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Through the good and bad praise of people, because you are Allah's witnesses over one another on the earth.

Bajjah bin Abdullah narrates from his father that one day the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him: "Today is the day of Ashura, so you should fast today." Upon hearing this, a man from Banu Amr bin Awf said: O Messenger of Allah! I am coming from my people in such a state that some of them were fasting and some were not. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Go to them and convey this message: whoever among them is not fasting should spend the rest of the day without eating or drinking."

It is narrated from Hazrat Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out for either the Zuhr or Asr prayer, carrying either Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) or Imam Husain (may Allah be pleased with him). He advanced and seated him to one side, then pronounced the takbeer and began the prayer. When he went into prostration, he prolonged it greatly. I raised my head in between and saw that a child was riding on the back of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was still in prostration. Seeing this, I returned to prostration. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the people said: "O Messenger of Allah! Today you made the prostration in this prayer very long. We thought perhaps some incident had occurred or revelation was being sent down upon you?" The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "None of these things happened. Rather, my son was riding on my back, and I did not wish to hurry him until he had fulfilled his desire."