Once, a woman who had committed adultery was brought before Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him). After her crime was proven, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered her to be stoned. As people were taking her to be stoned, they met Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) on the way. He inquired about her, and the people informed him that she had committed adultery and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had ordered her to be stoned. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) freed the woman from their hands and sent those people back. Those people presented themselves before Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked, "Why have you returned?" They said, "Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent us back." He said, "Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would not have done this without reason; he must have some knowledge regarding this matter." So, he sent for Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, appearing somewhat displeased. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him the reason for sending the people back. He replied, "Did you not hear the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Three types of people are exempt from accountability: the sleeping person until he wakes up, the child until he reaches puberty, and the insane person until his sanity returns'?" He said, "Of course." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "This woman is insane from such-and-such tribe. It is possible that when the person committed adultery with her, she was not in her senses and was insane." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Brother! I did not know." He said, "Then I do not know either." However, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not carry out the punishment of stoning upon her after that.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated, saying: «اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُوْرِهَا» "O Allah! Bless my Ummah in their early morning hours."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, in a marfu’ form that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade the recitation of the Noble Qur’an while in the state of bowing (ruku’), and said:“When you go into ruku’, then glorify the greatness of Allah, and when you go into prostration (sajdah), then supplicate to Him, for it is hoped that your supplication will be accepted.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated, saying: «اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُوْرِهَا» "O Allah! Bless my Ummah in their early morning hours."

Once, the mention of the Khawarij was made in the presence of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: Among them there will be a man who is deformed in creation. If you had not gone to extremes, I would have told you the promise that Allah has made, through the tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to those who kill them. The narrator says: I asked him, "Did you really hear any statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this?" He replied three times: Yes! By the Lord of the Ka'bah.

Nu’man bin Sa’d says that once we were sitting with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he recited this verse: «﴿يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّقِينَ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ وَفْدًا﴾ [مريم: 85] » “The Day of Resurrection will be when We will gather the righteous before the Most Merciful as a delegation.”And he said: By Allah! They will not be gathered walking on their feet, rather, they will be mounted on such she-camels as no creature has ever seen before, with golden saddles on them, and they will ride upon them until they knock at the gates of Paradise.

Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I returned from Muzdalifah with Sayyiduna Imam Hussain (may Allah be pleased with him), and I heard him continuously reciting the Talbiyah until he had stoned Jamrah Aqabah. I asked him about this, and he said: I had returned from Muzdalifah with my father, and I heard him also continuously reciting the Talbiyah until he had stoned Jamrah Aqabah. And he told me that he had returned from Muzdalifah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continuously reciting the Talbiyah until he had stoned Jamrah Aqabah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the presence of the Messenger and said: O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a month, besides Ramadan, in which I can fast. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you want to fast in any month after Ramadan, then fast in the month of Muharram, for it is the month of Allah. In it is a day on which Allah accepted the repentance of a people, and Allah will accept the repentance of a people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once some people from the Quraysh came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "We are your neighbors and your allies. Some of our slaves have come to you; they have no inclination towards the religion nor any interest in its understanding. In reality, they have seized our property and wealth and fled. Therefore, please hand them over to us." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), "What is your opinion?" He replied, "It is true that they are your neighbors." At this, the color of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face changed. Then he asked Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) for his opinion, and he also said, "They are indeed your neighbors and allies." At this, the color of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) face changed (because, in general, this supported the words of the polytheists).

Nu’man bin Sa’d says that a man asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him),“Can I recite (Qur’an) during bowing (ruku’) and prostration (sujud)?”He replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“I have been forbidden from reciting the Qur’an while in the state of bowing and prostration. When you bow, then glorify the greatness of Allah, and when you prostrate, then make supplication with full attention, for it is likely that your supplication will be answered.”