Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani رضي الله عنه reports: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:“Whoever equips a mujahid, provides iftar to a fasting person, or prepares a pilgrim for Hajj, he will receive a reward equal to that of the one performing the deed, and there will be no decrease in his reward.”

Sayyida Maymunah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), says: Once the Prophet (peace be upon him) spent the night with me, then he got up and began to perform ablution for prayer. I heard him say at his place of ablution, "Labbayk, labbayk" three times and "Nusrat, nusrat" three times, meaning, "I am present, I am present, you have been helped, you have been helped," three times. When he left, I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I heard you saying at your place of ablution: 'I am present, I am present' three times, 'You have been helped, you have been helped' three times, as if you were talking to someone. Was there anyone with you at that time?" He replied, "The poet of Banu Ka'b was calling me and saying that Quraysh had helped Banu Bakr against them." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) went out and ordered Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) to prepare herself and not to inform anyone. She says: At that time, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said, "Daughter, what is this preparation for?" She said, "By Allah! I do not know." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! This is not the time for war with the Romans, so where is the Prophet (peace be upon him) intending to go?" She said, "By Allah, I do not know." She says that then we stayed for three days, the Prophet (peace be upon him) led the people in the morning prayer, and we heard a poet reciting, saying: "O my Lord! I beseech Muhammad (peace be upon him), who was the old ally of us and our father. We gave birth to you and you were a child, then we became Muslims and we never withdrew our hand from you, Quraysh has broken its promise with you and has violated its firm covenant with you. They say: You cannot call anyone. So strengthen our help, may Allah guide you, and call upon the servants of Allah and help us, among whom are the Prophets and Messengers of Allah who have unsheathed their swords. If they are humiliated, their faces will change." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You will be helped, you will be helped," three times. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) went out, and when he reached Ruhā', he saw a rising cloud and said: "This cloud has risen for the help of Banu Ka'b." A man from Banu 'Adi bin 'Amr, who was the brother of Banu Ka'b bin 'Amr, stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Will Banu 'Adi also be helped?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "May your chest be covered with dust, 'Adi is Ka'b and Ka'b is 'Adi." So this man was present on this journey. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed: "O Allah! Conceal our news from them until we attack them suddenly." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) set out until he camped at Marr. Abu Sufyan bin Harb, Hakim bin Hizam, and Budayl bin Warqa' also set out until they too reached Marr. Abu Sufyan saw burning fires and said: "Budayl! These are the fires of Banu Ka'b, your family." He said: "War has thrown him towards you and is inciting him." That night, the people of Muzaynah caught them and were responsible for guarding them. They asked the people of Muzaynah to take them to Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib, so they took them to him. They sought protection from Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) to secure safety from the Prophet (peace be upon him). So he took them to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and sought protection for them. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever you have granted protection, we have also granted protection, except only Abu Sufyan is excluded from this." Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! Do not restrict me." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever you have granted safety is safe." Then Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) went and brought them to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Abu Sufyan said: "We want to leave." Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Wait until it is light." The Prophet (peace be upon him) got up and began to perform ablution, and the Muslims began to collect the water from his ablution and sprinkle it on their faces. Abu Sufyan said: "O Abu al-Fadl (the kunyah of Sayyiduna Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him)! The kingdom of your nephew has greatly increased." Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "This is not kingship, it is Prophethood, and it is to this that people are inclined."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If you do not become arrogant, I will tell you the promise of Allah which He has made for those servants of His who will kill those people (i.e., the Khawarij).

Sayyiduna Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him): "Satirize the polytheists, Allah Almighty will help you through Jibreel (Gabriel), the Trustworthy."

Ubaidah Salmani says: When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) killed the Khawarij on the day of Nahrawan, he said: Look among them for the man with defective limbs, who is noseless and of lowly birth. So they searched for him but did not find him, then searched again and found him. Then he said: If you do not become arrogant, I will narrate to you that hadith—how Allah has decreed rewards for the one who killed them, through the tongue of His Prophet.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If I narrate to you any hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then for me, falling from the sky to the earth is more beloved than attributing a lie to him (peace and blessings be upon him). I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "In the last times, there will appear people who will be young in age and foolish in mind. They will speak words that are the best among all creation. Their faith will not go below their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes through its prey. So wherever you find them, kill them, for the one who kills them will have a reward."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“I was helped with the east wind (Saba), and the people of ‘Ad were destroyed with the west wind (Dabur).”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) with the same chain that the flag of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was black in color.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah on the day of the conquest of Makkah while there were three hundred and sixty idols in the Ka'bah. Iblis had made their feet firm with solder. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and he had a stick with him, so he would go to each idol with it and it would fall on its face. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say:“﴿JAA'AL-HAQQU WA ZAHAAQAL-BAATILU INNAL-BAATILA KAANA ZAHOOQAA﴾ Truth has come and falsehood has perished; indeed, falsehood is ever bound to perish.”Until he (peace and blessings be upon him) had passed by all of them.

With this same chain, Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The polytheists raided the camels of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so I mounted and set out in pursuit of them, and I killed Mas'adah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he said: "This face has succeeded. O Allah! Forgive him." He said this three times. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted me Mas'adah's extra spoils and booty.