Simak says: I asked Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him): Did you have the honor of attending the gatherings of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was mostly silent and laughed little. The noble Companions, in his presence, would mention poetry and matters related to their affairs and would laugh, and sometimes he (peace and blessings be upon him) would smile.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, I speak only the truth. Some companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, you also joke with us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I speak only the truth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him for a mount. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We will mount you on the child of a she-camel. He said: O Messenger of Allah! What will I do with the child of a she-camel? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Oh, camels are only born of she-camels.

Abdul Hamid bin Saifi narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather, that Sayyiduna Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and in front of him were placed dry dates and bread. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Come near and eat. So he began to eat, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Indeed, your eye is ill. He said: O Messenger of Allah! I eat from the other side. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that a goat was cooked. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Bring me the meat of its foreleg. They brought it to him, peace and blessings be upon him. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Bring me the meat of its other foreleg. They brought that also to him, peace and blessings be upon him. He, peace and blessings be upon him, then said again: Bring me the meat of its foreleg. This time, Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, submitted: O Messenger of Allah! A goat has only two forelegs. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Beware! If you had kept searching, you would have found even more.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when (before Prophethood) the Ka'bah was being rebuilt, Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also began to carry stones. Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: To protect yourself from the pain of the stones, remove your waistcloth and place it on your neck. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted his suggestion, but as soon as he did so, he (peace and blessings be upon him) fell unconscious to the ground and his eyes turned towards the sky. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and said: My cloak, give me my cloak. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and tied his cloak. The words of another narration are as follows: He fell unconscious, and after that, he was never seen in a naked state.

It is narrated from Urwah, who says: A neighbor of Umm al-Mu’minin Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) told us that she heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying to Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Khadijah! By Allah, I do not worship Lat and Uzza. By Allah, I will never worship them." Sayyidah replied: "Leave the worship of this Uzza (and do not worry)." The narrator says: Uzza was one of their idols; the Arabs used to worship it and then go to sleep.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been given things which were not given to any prophet. We asked: O Messenger of Allah! What are those? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been helped with awe, the keys of the earth have been given to me, my name has been kept Ahmad, the earth has been made a purifier for me, and my Ummah has been made the best of all communities.

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been granted five such distinctions that were not given to any prophet before me: I have been helped by awe and fear (cast into the hearts of the enemy), so that the enemy is overawed by me from a distance of one month's journey. The entire earth has been made a place of prayer and a means of purification for me. The spoils of war have been made lawful for me, whereas they were not lawful for any prophet before me. I have been sent as a messenger to all people, both red and black. I was told: Ask for whatever you wish, it will be granted to you, but I have reserved this supplication for intercession for my Ummah in the Hereafter. If Allah wills, anyone among you who does not associate partners with Allah will benefit from this supplication (intercession). A’mash, the narrator, says that Mujahid used to say: By "red and black," red refers to humans and black refers to jinn.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Five such characteristics have been granted to me which were not given to any prophet before me. I do not mention this out of pride, but as a blessing and favor from Allah. I have been sent to all people, both red and black. My awe and majesty have been cast upon the enemy from a distance of one month's journey, thus aiding me. The spoils of war have been made lawful for me, whereas before me, the spoils were not made lawful for anyone. The entire earth has been made a place of prayer and a means of purification for me. And I have been granted the authority of intercession, and I have deferred this supplication for those in my Ummah who will not commit shirk with Allah.