It is narrated from Azhar bin Abdullah that Ubadah bin Samit came from Syria to perform Hajj, then arrived in Medina and went to Hazrat Uthman and said, "O Uthman! Shall I not inform you of something that I heard from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Hazrat Uthman replied, "Why not?" Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit said, "I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Soon there will come rulers over you who will command you to do things that you recognize, and they will appoint governors whom you do not know (i.e., whom you do not understand). Thus, obedience to such rulers is not obligatory upon you."

It is narrated from the daughter of Ma'qil bin Yasar that her respected father became very seriously ill, so this news reached Ibn Ziyad. Thus, Ibn Ziyad came to visit him and sat near him and saw the signs of death on his face. Then he said, "O Ma'qil! Will you not narrate a hadith? Indeed, Allah Almighty has given us much benefit from those ahadith which we have heard from you." So Hazrat Ma'qil bin Yasar said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'There is no ruler who has authority over my ummah, whether large or small, and does not act justly with them, except that Allah Almighty will throw him face down into the Fire.'" He was stunned for a moment. Then Ibn Ziyad said, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or from those who came after him?" Ma'qil replied, "No, rather I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then he said, "I also heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever is given authority over the people and does not treat them well will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise, while the fragrance of Paradise can be perceived from a distance of one hundred years.'" Ibn Ziyad said, "Have you not narrated this hadith before?" Hazrat Ma'qil replied, "If I were not in the illness of death, I would not have narrated this hadith to you even now."

It is narrated from Qais that a man was going towards the Euphrates with Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him). Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What will be your condition when you go out and you will not be able to taste even a drop from this river?" Qais says that we asked: "Is this your assumption?" Hazrat Uthman said: "It is not my assumption, rather I am certain of it."

It is narrated from Abu Al-Ala that people said to Mutarrif: "This is Abdur Rahman bin Al-Ash'ath who has come; he has embarked upon two matters: if he prevails, the religion of Allah will not be established, and if he is defeated, you will remain humiliated until the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Abu Darda: If a person was made thoughtful by Islam, then he recognized Islam, and then he let go of the embrace of Islam, it is as if he never knew anything about Islam.

A'mash narrates from his teacher that Hazrat Umar said: Whoever seeks the truth should come out into the open field, that is, he should express his matter openly.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Mas'ud that we were with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when some young men from Banu Hashim appeared before us. When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw them, tears came to his eyes and his color changed. I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we are seeing something on your face which we do not like." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allah Almighty has preferred the Hereafter over this world for my Ahl al-Bayt. After me, my Ahl al-Bayt will face trials, division, and exile. Until a people come from the east with black flags; they will demand the truth but it will not be given to them. Then they will fight and will be victorious. Then their demand will be accepted but they will not accept it until the matter of caliphate is handed over to a man from my Ahl al-Bayt. Then he will fill the earth with justice as those before him had filled it with oppression and injustice. If any of you finds this, he should go to them even if he has to crawl over snow."

It is narrated from Abu Mahal who says: I said to Abu Ja'far, "Is a king appointed as a governor over work?" He replied, "Do not become a governor over anything for them. If you are appointed as a governor, then fear Allah and fulfill the trust."

It is narrated from Abu Ja'far who says: Do not prepare a book for the people, nor write anything for them with a pen.

It is narrated from Abu Wa'il who says: I went to Ubaydullah bin Ziyad in Basra when there were three hundred thousand in jizya from Isfahan before him. Ibn Ziyad said, "O Abu Wa'il, what do you think about a person who died leaving behind such a large inheritance?" I replied with a hint, "What if this is wealth acquired through dishonesty?" Ibn Ziyad said, "That would be evil upon evil." Then he said, "O Abu Wa'il, when I come to Kufa, come to me; perhaps I may do good to you." Abu Wa'il says: "If you had gone to him before consulting me, I would have said nothing, but now that you have consulted me, it is my duty to advise you." Then Alqamah said: "I do not like that I should have two hundred thousand dirhams and be honored over an army, because I cannot reach their worldly gains as much as they can harm my religion."