Hazrat Abu Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Separate yourselves from the camels and ride horses. And take off your leather socks and wear sandals. Leave the trousers and tie the izar (waist cloth). And abandon the pleats, and adopt the dress of the tribe of Ma'ad. And protect yourselves from the customs of the non-Arabs, because the worst customs are those of the non-Arabs.

Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed someone as the leader of a group or an army, he would especially advise him to fear Allah. And he would advise him to treat the Muslims who were with him well. And he would say: Strive in the path of Allah, fight those who disbelieve in Allah, go forth and do not be treacherous, nor act deceitfully. Do not mutilate by cutting off people's hands or feet. And do not kill children.

Hazrat Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) appoint his freed slave Hani as the leader over the pasture. The narrator says: I heard him (may Allah be pleased with him) saying to him: Woe to you, O Hani! Deal gently with the people, and beware of the supplication of the oppressed. For the supplication of the oppressed is accepted. You have entered as the manager of the trees and the spoils of war. And leave me concerning the animals of Ibn Affan and Ibn Awf, for if the livestock of Ibn Awf and Ibn Affan perish, both of them will return to their date palms and fields in Madinah. But if the livestock of these poor people perish, they will come to me crying: O Commander of the Faithful! O Commander of the Faithful! And providing water and pasture is easier for me than giving them gold and silver in exchange. By Allah! By Allah! By Allah!

Hazrat Bara bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me to Hazrat Salman bin Rabiah (may Allah have mercy on him) to instruct him to break his fast while he was engaged in a siege.

Hazrat Qaza’ah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I asked Hazrat Abu Sa’id (may Allah be pleased with him) about fasting during travel. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We traveled with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so we also fasted and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also fasted, until we stopped at a place. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, you have now come close to your enemy, so breaking the fast is more beneficial for you.

Hazrat Qais bin Abi Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that after the death of Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him), Hazrat Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Hazrat Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) or Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Give me Abdullah's annual salary, because the family of Abdullah is more deserving of it from the treasury." The narrator says: So they gave him fifteen thousand dirhams.

Hazrat Simak bin Harb narrates from the elders of Hazrat Al-Hayy (may Allah have mercy on him), they said: A man died after a third of the year had passed, so Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered the payment of two-thirds of his annual salary.

Hazrat Mutalib bin Abdullah bin Qais bin Makhramah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a woman complained to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about her need, so she (may Allah be pleased with her) said: What has happened to you? She replied: We used to receive the annual salary of a deceased person, but now we have stopped it. Upon this, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Why did you do that? You have taken out from Allah’s wealth the share that used to come to you, and you have removed it from your house! And this incident took place during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Abu al-Muqdam Hisham bin Ziyad, who was the freed slave of Hazrat Uthman, narrates from his father that Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) used to make the recipient of an annual salary an heir.

Hazrat Abu Hayyan (may Allah have mercy on him) states that Hazrat Aamir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in accepting the annual gift for the deceased.