Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Which mosque was built first on the earth?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Masjid al-Haram." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Then which one was built after that?" He said: "Al-Masjid al-Aqsa." I asked, "What was the time span between them?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Forty years." (Then he said:) "Wherever the time of prayer comes upon you, perform the prayer there, for that place will be a mosque for you."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Once Sayyiduna Ayyub (peace be upon him) was bathing naked. During this, a shower of locusts made of gold fell upon him. Sayyiduna Ayyub (peace be upon him) began gathering them in his clothes. His Lord called out to him, 'O Ayyub! Did I not make you independent of what you see?' He replied, 'Yes, but I am not independent of Your mercy.'"

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "There was a rain of gold locusts upon Sayyiduna Ayyub (peace be upon him). He began to gather them. Allah Almighty revealed to him, 'Have I not given you abundance?' He replied, 'Yes, O my Lord, but I cannot be free of need from Your bounty.'"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Last night I saw myself at the Ka'bah. I saw a man of wheat-colored complexion who was so handsome that you have never seen anyone among the wheat-colored people more beautiful than him. He had long hair. The most beautiful hair you have ever seen (they were like that). He had combed his hair and water droplets were dripping from it. He was performing Tawaf of the House of Allah, leaning on the shoulders of two men (the narrator is unsure, perhaps these are the words) or leaning on the shoulders of two men. I asked, 'Who is this gentleman?' The people replied, 'This is Sayyiduna Isa ibn Maryam.' Then I saw a man with curly hair whose right eye was defective. His eye was like a swollen grape. I asked, 'Who is this person?' The people replied, 'This is Dajjal.'"

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The Prophets were presented before me, so Musa (peace be upon him) was like a man from the tribe of Shanu’ah. Then I saw ‘Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him), and he resembled ‘Urwah ibn Mas‘ud. Then I saw Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and he resembled your companion." (The narrator says: By 'your companion', the Prophet (peace be upon him) meant himself.) "I saw Jibril, and his appearance was like that of Dihyah."

Sayyiduna Harith Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty commanded Sayyiduna Yahya bin Zakariya with five things, that he should act upon them and also instruct the Children of Israel to act upon them. Sayyiduna Isa said to him: Allah Almighty has commanded you with five things. You should act upon them and also instruct the Children of Israel to act upon them. Either you command the Children of Israel regarding them, or I will command them.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) says: He gathered the people in Bayt al-Maqdis until it was filled, and people even sat in its upper chambers. He began to admonish them and said: Indeed, Allah Almighty has commanded me with five things, that I should act upon them and instruct you to act upon them as well. The first of these is that you worship Allah Almighty and do not associate anything with Him. Its example is like a person who, from his own wealth, buys a slave with gold or silver and says to him: This is my house, this is my work, but the slave works and gives the earnings to someone other than his master. So, which of you would like his slave to be like that? Indeed, Allah Almighty created you, He provided you sustenance, so worship Him alone and do not associate anything with Him. I also instruct you to perform prayer. When you pray, do not turn your attention here and there, because when a servant is praying and does not turn his attention elsewhere, his Lord is before him. And I command you to fast. Its example is like a person who has a pouch filled with musk, and there are some people with him who like to enjoy its fragrance. So, fasting is purer in the sight of Allah Almighty than the fragrance of musk. I command you to give charity. Its example is like a person whom the enemy captures, binds his hands to his neck, and intends to kill him. That person says: May I ransom myself to you? So he offers them more or less (as ransom) to free himself from them. I command you to remember Allah, for its example is like a person whom the enemy pursues swiftly, and then he comes to a fortress and enters it, thus protecting himself. Similarly, a servant can only protect himself from Satan through the remembrance of Allah Almighty.

The Messenger of Allah said: I command you to mention five things which Allah Almighty has commanded me: to remain with the (Muslim) community, to obey the ruler, to migrate, to strive in the way of Allah. Whoever separates from the community by even a handspan removes the collar of Islam from his neck, until he returns. And whoever claims something from the days of ignorance will enter Hell. A man asked: Even if he fasts and prays? The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Even if he fasts and prays. You should call each other by the names Allah Almighty has designated for you. He has named you Muslims and believers, O servants of Allah!

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The command to remain with the community is general in wording, but a specific meaning is intended by it, because by“community”is meant the consensus of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So, whoever adheres to what the companions agreed upon and differs from those who came after them is not considered as having separated from the community or abandoned it. But whoever separates from the community of the companions and follows anyone from those who came after them is considered as having separated from the community. After the companions, the community consists of various people who are united in religion, intellect, and knowledge, and who have abandoned following their desires, even if their number is very small. This does not refer to the common and idle people, even if they are many. The narrator named Harith Ash’ari is Sayyiduna Abu Malik Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him); his name is Harith bin Malik, and he resided in Syria.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whenever a child from the children of Adam is born, Satan touches him. Only the case of Lady Maryam (may Allah be pleased with her) and her son, Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him), is different."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every child that is born is touched by Satan, because of which he cries out loudly, except for the daughter of Imran, Lady Maryam, and her son (Sayyiduna Isa, peace be upon him); this did not happen to them. If you wish, you may recite this verse: 'Indeed, I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from the accursed Satan.'"

Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty took the soul of Sayyiduna Dawud (peace be upon him) among his companions, so they were not subjected to trial and they did not alter (the rulings of the religion). The companions of Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) adhered to his Sunnah and guidance for two hundred years."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Do not consider any one among the Prophets to be superior to another."