Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Grant Abu Amir Ubaid superiority over most people in rank on the Day of Resurrection. Sayyiduna Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred on the day of Autas, and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) killed Ubaid’s killer (Ibn Duraid). Abu Wa’il says: I hope that Allah Almighty will not gather Ubaid’s killer and my father together in Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Najeeh Salmi (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We besieged the fort or palace of Ta’if in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever shoots an arrow in the way of Allah will receive one rank in Paradise. So, I shot sixteen arrows that day. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) further said: And whoever strikes the enemy with an arrow in the way of Allah, he will have a reward equal to freeing a slave man or woman. And whoever grows old in the way of Allah, then the whiteness of his old age will be a source of light for him on the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Turaif (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laid siege to Ta’if, I was also with him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lead us in the ‘Asr prayer at such a time that if a person, after finishing this prayer, wanted to see the place where an arrow had fallen, he could (easily) see it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) besieged the people of Ta’if, two slaves from among them joined the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One of them was named Abu Bakrah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set both of them free. It was the blessed habit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that whenever a slave from the enemy’s side joined him, he would set him free.

(Second chain) On the day of Ta’if, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever slaves come to us, they will be free. Then, along with Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah, some slaves came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he set them free.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) besieged the people of Ta’if and did not achieve victory, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“We shall, God willing, depart tomorrow.”It seemed as if the Muslims did not like this decision, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Alright, then fight in the morning.”When morning came, the Muslims fought, as a result of which many Muslims were wounded. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) then said:“We shall, God willing, depart tomorrow.”Upon hearing this, the Muslims became happy, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled when he saw their reaction.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed the spoils of Hunayn at the place of Ji'ranah. People gathered around him and crowded upon him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty sent one of His servants as a messenger to his people. When his people denied him and wounded his head so that it was covered in blood, he would wipe the blood from his forehead and say, "O my Lord! Forgive my people, for they do not know the reality." Abu Wa'il says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is as if I am seeing the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioning that servant and at the same time gesturing as if wiping his own forehead.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I had the greatest enmity towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but on the day of Hunayn, he gave me a share from the spoils of war and continued to grant me until he became the most beloved of all people in my eyes.

It is narrated from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the year of Ja‘ranah, I came in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was distributing silver among the people from the garment of Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him). Then a man said: O Messenger of Allah! Be just. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Woe to you! If I do not act justly, then who will? If I do not act justly, then surely I am in total loss. Hearing this man's words, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Allow me to finish off this hypocrite. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I seek refuge with Allah from that; people will start saying that I kill my companions. Indeed, this man and his other companions (apparently) recite the Qur’an, but it does not go beyond their throats or their chests. These people leave the religion just as an arrow passes cleanly through its prey.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of the Battle of Hunayn, when the delegations of Banu Hawazin came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They said: O Muhammad! We are your own blood and tribe, show kindness to us, Allah will show kindness to you. Indeed, a trial has befallen us which is not hidden from you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Choose one from your women, wealth, or sons. They said: Since you have given us the choice regarding our lineage and wealth, we choose our sons. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever comes to me and the share of Banu Abdul Muttalib, I return it to you. When I have performed the Zuhr prayer, then say: We present the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as an intercessor before the believers and the believers as intercessors before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we request regarding our women and children. They did so, and when they said this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever comes to me and the share of Banu Abdul Muttalib, I return it to you. Upon hearing this, the Muhajireen said: Whatever comes to our share, we give it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Ansar (may Allah be pleased with them) said the same. Uyaina bin Badr said: As for my share and the share of Banu Fazarah, we will not give it. Aqra bin Habis also said: I and Banu Tamim will not return our shares. Abbas bin Mirdas said: I and Banu Sulaym will also not return our shares. At this, both tribes said: You have spoken wrongly; rather, our shares are for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Return their women and sons to them. Whoever wants to keep something from the spoils (fay’), when Allah gives us the next spoils, we will give him six shares from it. After this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted his camel and the people clung to him, saying: Distribute the spoils among us. They forced him to go towards the thorny acacia trees. The cloak of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was snatched away. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Return my cloak to me. By Allah! If there were camels equal to the trees of Tihamah, I would distribute them among you, and you will not find me miserly, cowardly, or a liar. Then he went near his camel, took a few hairs from its hump, held them between his index and middle finger, raised his finger upwards and said: O people! Not even this much from the spoils (fay’) is mine, except for the khums (one-fifth), and that too is distributed among you. Return even a thread and a needle, that is, even the smallest thing. Indeed, taking anything before the distribution of the spoils or fay’ will be a cause of shame, fire, and disgrace for a person on the Day of Resurrection. A man who had a bunch of hair stood up and said: I took this bunch to repair the cloth placed over the wound on my camel’s back. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever is my share and the share of Banu Abdul Muttalib in this bunch, I forgive you for it. He said: O Messenger of Allah! When the matter has reached this extent, as I see, then I have no need for it, and he threw away the bunch.