It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that he wrote as follows: From Zayd bin Thabit to the servant of Allah, the Commander of the Faithful, Muawiyah. Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful. I praise Allah, besides whom there is no true deity. To proceed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There was a man from the Children of Israel - then he mentioned a long hadith - and he wrote to his companion as follows: From so-and-so to so-and-so."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mahmood bin Labeed (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of the Trench, when Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) had his vein cut and his pain increased greatly, they transferred him to a woman named Rufaidah who used to treat the wounded. Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by him, he would ask:“How did you spend your evening?”And when inquiring about his condition in the morning, he would ask:“How did you spend your morning?”So he would inform him of his condition.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came out from the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during the illness in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away. The people asked: O Abu al-Hasan! How did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fare this morning? He replied: All praise is due to Allah, he is now better. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) took him by the hand and led him aside and said: Do you know! By Allah, after three days you will become the subjects of others, meaning you will be under the authority of others. And by Allah, I can see that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will pass away in this illness, because I know how the faces of the sons of Abdul Muttalib look at the time of death. Let us go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and ask him about the caliphate. If it is to be among us, we will know it, and if it is to be among others, then we will ask him to make a will regarding us. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! If we ask and he forbids us, then after him the people will never give us authority. By Allah! I will never ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about this matter.

It is narrated from Abu al-Zinad, may Allah have mercy on him, that he obtained this letter from Kharijah bin Zaid and the prominent people of the family of Zaid. «بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم» . From Zaid bin Thabit to the servant of Allah, the Commander of the Faithful, Muawiyah. Peace and Allah’s mercy be upon you, O Commander of the Faithful. I praise Allah, besides whom there is no true deity. To proceed: You have asked about the inheritance of the grandfather and brothers (and then the entire letter was mentioned), and we ask Allah for guidance, protection, and steadfastness in our affairs, and we seek Allah’s refuge from going astray, falling into ignorance, or being burdened with a responsibility of which we have no knowledge. «والسلام علیک امیر المومنین ورحمۃ الله وبرکاتہ ومغفرتہ» . This letter was written by Wahib on Thursday, when twelve days of Ramadan, 42 AH, remained.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): A man greeted him with salam and he replied to the salam, then asked the man: How are you? He said: I praise Allah before you. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is the answer I wanted from you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "How did you begin your morning?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: "I began the morning in goodness; I am among those who neither attended any funeral nor visited any sick person."

It is narrated from Muhajir (may Allah have mercy on him) that I used to sit with a heavily built Hadhrami companion from among the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him). When he was asked, "In what condition did you wake up?" he would reply: "We do not associate partners with Allah."

It is narrated from Saif bin Wahb that Abu Tufail asked me: How old are you? I said: I am thirty-three years old. He said: Shall I not narrate to you a hadith which I heard from Sayyiduna Hudhaifah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him)? The story is that a man from Banu Muharib bin Khasafah, who was called Amr bin Sali’ (may Allah be pleased with him), and who had the honor of being a companion, his age was as much as mine is today, and I am today of your age. We came to Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque and I sat at the end of the people, and Amr went forward and stood before him and said: O Abdullah! How did you find your morning? Or he said: How did you find your evening? He replied: I thank Allah. Amr said: What things are reaching us regarding you? He said: O Amr! What has reached you regarding me? He said: Such ahadith which I have not heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He said: By Allah! If I narrate to you everything I have heard, you would not wait for me until nightfall. But O Amr bin Sali’! When you see that Qais have gained power in Syria, then beware. By Allah! Banu Qais will not leave any believing servant except that they will either frighten him or kill him. By Allah! A time will come upon them that their control will be everywhere. He said: May Allah have mercy on you, what help will you give to your people? He replied: That remains upon me (what I have to do). Then he sat down.