Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her): "What is preventing you from listening to my advice? Recite this supplication morning and evening: 'O Ever-Living, O Sustainer! By Your mercy I seek help. Set right all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.'"

Sayyiduna Irbad bin Sariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave us a very effective sermon after the Fajr prayer, from which eyes overflowed (with tears) and hearts were filled with fear. One companion said: O Messenger of Allah! This seems like the farewell sermon of someone bidding farewell, (so please give us some advice). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I advise you to fear Allah, and to listen to and obey the leader, even if a Habashi (Abyssinian) slave is appointed over you as your leader. (Remember!) Whoever among you lives after me will see much disagreement, so you must adhere to my Sunnah and the way of the rightly guided caliphs, hold on to it with your molar teeth. Beware of newly invented matters (in religion), for every newly invented matter is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance."

Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to a people. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Advise me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Spread the greeting of peace, feed (others), have as much modesty before Allah as you have before the people of your household, when you commit a sin then (to remove its effect) immediately do a good deed, and improve your character as much as you are able.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal intended to travel and said: O Messenger of Allah! Advise me with some counsel. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him." He said, O Prophet of Allah, give me more advice. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whenever you do an evil deed, immediately follow it with a good deed." He said, O Prophet of Allah! Give me more advice. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Remain steadfast and make your character good."

Sayyiduna Aswad bin Asram Muharibi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Advise me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep your hand under control." And in another narration: "Do not extend your hand except towards goodness and virtue."

Sayyiduna Jarmoos Jahimi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates, he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Advise me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I advise you not to be one who curses and abuses."

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that a man came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "Give me some concise and comprehensive advice." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you perform prayer, perform it as if it is your last prayer, and do not say anything for which you would have to make an excuse, and be hopeless (and independent) of what people possess."

Sayyiduna Abu Juray Jabir bin Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw a man whose opinion people would submit to; whatever he said, they would accept it. I asked: Who is this man? They said: This is the Messenger of Allah. I said twice: O Messenger of Allah! «عليك السلام» . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not say «عليك السلام» , for that is the greeting of the dead; (for greeting the living) say «السلام عليكم» . I asked: Are you the Messenger of Allah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“I am the Messenger of Allah, that if any harm befalls you and you call upon Him, He will remove your harm; if you are afflicted by famine and you call upon Him, He will cause (vegetation) to grow for you from the earth; and if you are in a barren, waterless desert and your mount is lost, and then you pray to Him, He will return your mount to you.”I said: Please give me some advice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Do not abuse anyone, do not consider any good deed insignificant, even if it is meeting your brother with a cheerful face. Keep your lower garment halfway up your shins; if you do not do so, then at least up to the ankles. Beware of letting your garment (or trousers, etc.) hang below the ankles, for doing so is arrogance, and Allah does not like arrogance. If a man reproaches you for a bad deed of yours which he knows, do not taunt him for a fault of his which you know, for the consequence of that will be upon him.”In another narration, there is an addition to these words: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Do not abuse anyone.”So Abu Juray said: After this advice, I never spoke ill of any free man or slave, nor even a camel or a goat.

Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said,“O Messenger of Allah! Advise me.”He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Worship Allah as if you see Him, consider yourself among the dead, remember Allah at every stone and tree, and whenever you commit a bad deed, follow it up immediately with a good deed (so that the effect of the bad deed is erased); for a hidden bad deed, do a hidden good deed, and for an open bad deed, do an open good deed.”

Ata bin Yasar says: Verily, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen. He said: O Messenger of Allah! Advise me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Adopt taqwa (God-consciousness) as much as you are able, remember Allah at every stone and tree, and whenever you commit a sin, repent immediately. The repentance for a hidden sin should be done secretly, and the repentance for an open sin should be done openly.”