Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that, except for two prayers, I never saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) perform any prayer outside its prescribed time. He combined Maghrib and 'Isha prayers and performed the Fajr prayer on that day (at Muzdalifah) a little before its usual time.

Narrated by Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): We stayed at Muzdalifah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) gave permission to Umm al-Mu'mineen Sawda (may Allah be pleased with her) to depart before the crowd, as she was a heavily built woman, so he allowed her to leave early. Thus, she departed before the crowd, but we remained there and went with the Prophet in the morning. If I had asked the Prophet for permission like Lady Sawda, then among all the things that bring happiness, this would have been the most pleasing to me.

Abdullah, the freed slave of Sayyida Asma bint Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates from Sayyida Asma that she reached Muzdalifah during the night and stood up to pray. After praying for a while, she asked, "Son, has the moon set?" I said, "No," so she started praying again. After a while, she asked again, "Has the moon set?" I said, "Yes." She said, "Now move ahead (to Mina)." So we moved ahead with her. After performing the stoning of the Jamrah (in Mina), she returned and performed the morning prayer at her tent. I said, "Madam, what is this that we have performed the morning prayer while it was still dark?" She said, "Son, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has given permission for this to women."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that I was among those whom the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent to Mina during the night of Muzdalifah, along with the weak people of his household.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to send the weak members of his household ahead, and they would arrive at Muzdalifah by night and stay near Mash'ar al-Haram, and they would remember Allah according to their ability. Then, before the Imam's stay and return, they would go to (Mina). Some would reach Mina at the time of Fajr prayer, and some after that. When they reached Mina, they would throw the pebbles, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar used to say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had granted this permission to all these people.

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) stood in the lower part of the valley (the bottom of the valley) and threw pebbles. So I said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! Some people throw pebbles from the upper part of the valley. He replied: By Him besides whom there is no deity, this (the bottom of the valley) is the very place where those people stood (at the time of throwing pebbles) upon whom Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Sulaiman Al-A’mash (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that I heard Hajjaj on the pulpit mentioning the names of the surahs in this way:“The surah in which the cow (Baqarah) is mentioned, the surah in which the family of Imran is mentioned, the surah in which women (Nisa) are mentioned.”Al-A’mash said: I mentioned this to Ibrahim Al-Nakha’i (may Allah have mercy on him), so he said: ‘Abdur Rahman bin Yazid narrated to me that when Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) stoned Jamrat al-‘Aqabah, he was with them. At that time, he descended into the valley, and when he was level with the tree (which was there at that time), he stood below it and in front of it, and stoned with seven pebbles, saying“Allahu Akbar”with each pebble. Then he said:“By Him besides whom there is no deity, here stood the one upon whom Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed (peace and blessings be upon him).”

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had his head shaved on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: O Allah! Have mercy on those who shave their heads! The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted: And those who trim their hair, O Messenger of Allah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again supplicated: O Allah! Have mercy on those who shave their heads! The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) again submitted: And those who trim their hair, O Messenger of Allah? Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And those who trim their hair as well.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: "O Allah! Forgive those who have their heads shaved!" The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted, "And (pray) for those who have their hair cut short as well." But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said, "O Allah! Forgive those who have their heads shaved." Then the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted, "And for those who have their hair cut short as well!" The third time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "And forgive those who have their hair cut short as well."