It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a person lies on his back, he should not place one leg over the other.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded us to sit with composure and not to be hasty.

Abu Nazar says: Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) had some pain in one of his legs. He was lying down with one leg placed over the other. Meanwhile, his brother came to him and struck his ailing leg, which caused him pain. So he said: You have caused me pain, do you not know that my leg is in pain? He replied: Yes, of course I know. He said: Then why did you do this? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Have you not heard that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden placing one leg over the other in this manner?

Ismail bin Abdullah bin Ja'far says: It has reached me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever is in a gathering and, upon leaving the gathering, recites this supplication: Subhanak Allahumma wa bihamdika, la ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk (Glory is to You, O Allah, and with Your praise; there is no deity except You; I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance), then the sins committed in that gathering will be forgiven. When I narrated this hadith to Yazid bin Khusaifah, he said: Sayyiduna Sa'ib bin Yazid, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated to me a similar hadith from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Barzah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the last part of the life of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when a gathering would become lengthy, upon rising from it, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite this supplication: "Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk" (Glory is to You, O Allah, and with Your praise; I bear witness that there is no deity except You; I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance). One of us said: Previously, we did not hear such supplicatory words from you, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: These words are an expiation for the sins committed in the gathering.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever sits in a gathering in which there is much idle talk, and then before getting up from that gathering, he recites these words: "Subhanaka Rabbana wa bihamdika la ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka thumma atubu ilayk" (Glory is to You, O our Lord! You alone are the true deity, I seek Your forgiveness and then turn to You in repentance), then whatever occurred in that gathering will be forgiven for him.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit in any gathering or perform prayer, he would say some supplicatory words. Sayyida asked him (peace and blessings be upon him) about these words. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person speaks good words, these words will be a seal upon them until the Day of Resurrection, and if he says anything other than good, these words will become an expiation for him. The words are: Subhanaka wa bihamdika la ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk (Glory is to You and with Your praise, there is no true deity except You, I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in an army. A man passed by a low-lying place where there was also a spring of water. He thought that he should withdraw from the world and settle there; this water and the surrounding greenery would suffice for him. Then he decided that he would go to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and present this matter before him; if you permitted, then fine, otherwise not. He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I passed by such-and-such a low-lying place; its water and greenery could suffice for my livelihood. I thought that I should withdraw from the world and settle there. (What do you think?) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have not been sent with Judaism or Christianity; I have been sent with a gentle and easy Shari’ah. By Him in Whose hand is my soul! To go forth in the morning or evening in the path of Allah is better than the world and whatever is in it, and to stand in the ranks before the enemy is better than sixty years of prayer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The believer who mixes with people and is patient over their harm is better than the one who neither mixes with people nor is patient over their harm.

Syedna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! Which people are the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The believer who strives in the way of Allah with his self and his wealth. He said: Then which person is the best? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then the person who worships his Lord in seclusion in a mountain pass and keeps people safe from his evil.