On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said that among all the prophets (peace be upon them), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in the best manner. After him, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed as the caliph; he continued to act according to the way and character of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed as the caliph, and he continued to act according to the way and character of both of them.

Abdu Khair (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I once heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saying (during a sermon) that in this Ummah, after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the best person is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), and if I wish, I can also mention the name of the third person.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to carefully examine the eyes and ears of the sacrificial animal, and forbade sacrificing an animal whose ear is cut from the front or back, or has a hole in it, or is torn, or whose other body parts are cut.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned to me: "Only a hypocrite can bear hatred towards you, and only a believer can love you."

Hanish Kanani (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that in Yemen, a tribe dug a pit and covered it to hunt a lion. The lion fell into it. Suddenly, a man also fell into the pit, then a second, then a third, until four men fell in. (The lion in the pit wounded all of them. Seeing this, a man quickly grabbed a spear and struck the lion, killing it, but all four men also died from their wounds.) The heirs of the deceased drew their weapons and stood facing each other for battle. In the meantime, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and said: "Do you want to kill two hundred men in exchange for four? I will judge between you; if you are satisfied with it, then consider the matter settled. The judgment is that the heirs of the one who fell first and was wounded by the lion should be given a quarter of the blood money, and the fourth should be given the full blood money, the second a third, and the third half of the blood money." The people refused to accept this decision (because they did not understand it). So they went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will judge between you." In the meantime, a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had already judged between us." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then enforced that same judgment.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he addressed his companion Abu Al-Hayyaj and said: I am sending you for the task for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me. He commanded me to level every grave and to obliterate every idol.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Obedience to any human being is not permissible in disobedience to Allah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade sacrificing an animal with a broken horn or a cut ear.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day we were with a funeral in Baqi when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and sat down, and we also sat around him. In his blessed hand was a stick with which he was scratching the ground. After a short while, he raised his head and said: "The abode of every one of you—whether in Paradise or in Hell—is already known and determined by Allah, and it has been written whether he is wretched or blessed." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: O Messenger of Allah! Should we not then rely on what has been written for us and give up action? For whoever is among the blessed will attain bliss, and whoever is among the wretched will attain wretchedness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Continue to act, for everyone will find it easy to do the deeds for which he was created." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse of the Qur'an: «﴿فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى، وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَى، فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَى﴾ [الليل: 5-7] » "As for him who gives, fears Allah, and affirms the best (truth), We will indeed ease him towards the path of ease."

The previous hadith is also narrated through another chain of transmission.