Abdu Khair, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we came to Syedna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, he had already performed the Fajr prayer, he asked for water for ablution, washed his hands three times, then rinsed his mouth three times with a single handful, washed his face three times, washed both arms including the elbows three times each, and said: Whoever wants to know the way of ablution of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then this is it.

Abu Ma'mar says that once we were present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), a funeral passed by there, and people stood up upon seeing it. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Who told you about this ruling?" The people mentioned the name of Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this only once, and that too because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to adopt the practices of the People of the Book, but when it was prohibited, he (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: From the spoils of the Battle of Badr, I obtained an old she-camel, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also gave me a similar she-camel. One day, I made both of them sit at the door of an Ansari’s house, intending to load them with a type of grass called ‘izkhar’ and take it to the market to sell. With me was a goldsmith from Banu Qaynuqa, whom I wanted to employ for the wedding feast of Sayyida Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). Meanwhile, inside the house of that Ansari, Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) was drinking wine (because at that time the command prohibiting wine had not yet been revealed). Upon seeing the she-camels, he took his sword and attacked them, cut off their humps, ripped open their sides, took out their livers, and brought them inside. When I saw this scene, I became very distressed. I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and at that time Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present. I told the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the whole story. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out with me, and Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) also accompanied us. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) and expressed great displeasure to him. Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) looked up and said,“You are all nothing but my father’s slaves.”Seeing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned back and left. And this incident occurred before the command prohibiting wine was revealed.

Hadith number (650) is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

Asim bin Damrah reports that once a person asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer voluntary prayers during the day. He replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer a total of sixteen rak‘ahs. After performing the Fajr prayer, he would wait for a short while, and when the sun had risen in the east to the extent that it is in the west after the ‘Asr prayer, he would stand and offer two rak‘ahs of prayer. Then he would wait for a short while, and when the sun had risen in the east to the extent that it is in the west after the Zuhr prayer, he would stand and offer four rak‘ahs of prayer. Then, after the sun had passed its zenith, he would offer four rak‘ahs before Zuhr, two rak‘ahs after Zuhr, and four rak‘ahs before ‘Asr.

Syedna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Syedna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had prohibited Nikah Mut'ah and the meat of domesticated donkeys during the time of the Battle of Khaybar. Syedna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had come to know that Syedna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) permitted Mut'ah with women.

Once, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) washed each part of the body three times while performing ablution, and drank the leftover water from the ablution. Then he said, "Whoever wants to see the way of ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), let him see this."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Maleel, may Allah have mercy on him, that I heard Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, saying: "All the noble Prophets, peace be upon them, who were sent, each of them was given seven chiefs, ministers, and nobles. Whereas the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was especially given fourteen ministers, chiefs, and nobles, among whom are Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both."

Qais bin ‘Abad says that once we were with Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Whenever he saw a gathering of people, or climbed a hill, or descended into a valley, he would say: «سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ، صَدَقَ اللّٰهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ.» I said to a man from Banu Yashkur,“Come, let us ask the Commander of the Faithful what he means by «صَدَقَ اللّٰهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ» .”So we both went to him and said,“O Commander of the Faithful! We see that whenever you see a gathering, descend into a valley, or climb a hill, you say «صَدَقَ اللّٰهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ» . Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tell you something about this?”Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) turned away when he heard our question, but we insisted greatly. When he saw our persistence, he said,“If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told me anything, he told it to the people as well. But the people turned against Sayyiduna ‘Uthman al-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) until they killed him, and after that, the condition and actions of the people besides me were not any better. Then I also felt that I had a right to the caliphate, so I mounted this ride. Now Allah knows whether we did right or wrong.”

Asim bin Damrah says that once we asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer voluntary prayers during the day. He replied: Throughout the day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer sixteen rak‘ahs of voluntary prayers, but very few are those who are consistent in them.