It is narrated from Malik bin Dinar, he says: People say that Malik bin Dinar is an ascetic and righteous man, whereas the true ascetic is Umar bin Abdul Aziz, to whom the world came but he rejected it.

It is narrated from Uthman bin Yazdawiyah, he says: I went to Madinah Munawwarah in the company of Umar bin Yazid, at that time Umar bin Abdul Aziz was the governor there before becoming the caliph. At that time, I heard Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who had many white marks of leukoderma on his body, saying: He said, "I have not seen anyone who performs prayer more like the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than this young man, i.e., Umar bin Abdul Aziz. Despite performing the complete prayer, he used to perform it briefly."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I have not seen anyone among your leaders who performed prayer like the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) more than this Imam of yours. Umar bin Abdul Aziz did not recite long (portions) in prayer.

A great Sheikh of the tribe of Banu Aqil, Abdul Majeed Aqili, narrated that during the days when Yazid bin Muhallab rebelled against Yazid bin Abdul Malik, we went for Hajj. In those days, a place called Az-Zajeej in the vicinity of Al-Aaliyah was mentioned before us. When we completed the rites of Hajj, we reached Az-Zajeej. There, we made our mounts sit and, walking, we reached a well where some elderly people were sitting and talking. Their hair was dyed. We asked, "Where is the house of the man here who is a companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?" The people told us, "Yes, he is a companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and that is his house." We went to his house and greeted him with salam. He allowed us to enter. He was an elderly man, lying down. His name was 'Ada bin Khalid Kilabi. I said, "Are you the one who had the honor of the companionship of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?" He said, "Yes! If it were not night now, I would have shown you the letter that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, wrote to me." He asked, "Who are you?" We said, "We are residents of Basra." He said, "Welcome to you. What is Yazid bin Muhallab doing?" We informed him that he is there inviting towards the Book of Allah, the Exalted, and the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. He asked, "What is his position there?" I asked, "Whom should we support there? The people of Sham or Yazid?" He replied, "If you remain neutral and sit aside, you will attain success and prosperity." He repeated this three times and said, "On the day of Arafah, I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, standing on his mount, proclaiming in a loud voice: 'O people! What day is this?' The people said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'What month is this?' The people said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'What city is this?' The people said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Your day today is sacred, this month is sacred, and this city is sacred. Beware! Your blood and your wealth are forbidden to one another until the Day of Resurrection, just as the sanctity of this day, this month, and this city is sacred. So, He will question you about your deeds on the day you meet Him.' Then he raised both his hands towards the sky and said, 'O Allah, bear witness! O Allah, bear witness over them!' He mentioned this several times; I do not remember how many times."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that a child was born to the brother of the wife of the Messenger, Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her). They named him Walid. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have named him after one of your Pharaohs. There will be a person named Walid in this Ummah, and he will prove to be even worse and harsher for this Ummah than Pharaoh was for the Children of Israel."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: One night I was in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you see any star in the sky? I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What do you see? I said: I am seeing the Thurayya (Pleiades) stars. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: From your progeny, in every era of tribulation, two men—equal to the number of the Thurayya stars—will rule over this Ummah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: At the end of the world and at the time of the appearance of tribulations, a man named Saffah will appear, he will distribute wealth and riches among the people with both hands full.