It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood at the plain of Arafat during the Farewell Pilgrimage and said: "This is the place of standing, and the whole of Arafah is a place of standing." Then after sunset, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) departed, seated Sayyiduna Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him) behind him, and increased the pace of his mount. People began to rush to the right and left, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to them and said: "O people! Adopt calmness and tranquility." Then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Muzdalifah, he combined the Maghrib and Isha prayers and stayed there the whole night. In the morning, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Mount Qazah, stood there, and said: "This is the place of standing, and the whole of Muzdalifah is a place of standing." Then as he proceeded and reached the valley of Muhassir, he stopped there for a moment, then made his camel run swiftly until he had crossed that valley (because it was a place of punishment). Then he stopped his mount and seated Sayyiduna Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) behind him, and as he continued, he reached Mina and came to Jamrat al-Aqabah and pelted it with pebbles. Then he went to the place of sacrifice and said: "This is the place of sacrifice, and the whole of Mina is a place of sacrifice." Meanwhile, a young woman from Banu Khath'am came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask a question and said: "My father is very old, he is almost finished, but Hajj is obligatory upon him. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes! You can perform Hajj on behalf of your father." While saying this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned the neck of Sayyiduna Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) (because he was looking at the woman). Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) saw this and asked: "O Messenger of Allah! For what wisdom did you turn his neck?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw that both were young, and I did not feel secure from Satan regarding them, so I turned their faces away." Anyway, after a short while, another man came and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I had my hair cut before sacrificing, what should I do now?" He said: "Now perform the sacrifice, there is no harm." Another person came and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I performed the Tawaf al-Ziyarah before shaving my head." He said: "No problem, now shave or shorten your hair." After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached the Sacred Mosque for Tawaf al-Ziyarah, performed Tawaf, drank Zamzam, and said: "O Banu Abd al-Muttalib! Continue fulfilling the responsibility of giving water to the pilgrims. If people had not overpowered you, I would have drawn water from it myself, bucket after bucket."

Abu Abdur Rahman Salami (may Allah have mercy on him) says that one day Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) took my hand and we kept walking together until we sat down by the bank of the Euphrates. Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wretchedness or happiness of each of you is present and determined in the knowledge of Allah." The noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) asked: O Messenger of Allah! Then why should we act? He said: "Keep doing deeds, for each will be made easy for that which he was created." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse of the Qur'an: «﴿فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى o وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَى o فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَى o وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَى o وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَى o فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَى﴾ [الليل: 5-10] » "As for him who gives, fears (Allah), and affirms the good, We will make smooth for him the path to ease. But as for him who is miserly, considers himself self-sufficient, and denies the good, We will make smooth for him the path to hardship."

Abu Hayyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) urinating in the courtyard, then he called for water and first washed and cleaned both his hands, then rinsed his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, washed his face three times, washed both his hands up to the elbows three times, wiped his head, washed both his feet up to the ankles, and then took the leftover water from the ablution and drank it while standing, and said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) doing exactly as you have seen me do, and I wanted to show you the way of ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once washed each part of the body three times while performing ablution.

Abu Hayyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I once saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) performing ablution. He first cleaned both his palms, then washed his face three times, and both arms three times, wiped his head, then washed both feet up to the ankles, then stood up and drank the leftover water from the ablution, and said: I wanted to show you the way the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution.

Abu Matar Basri—who met Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)—narrates that once Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bought a garment for three dirhams. When he wore it, he recited this supplication: «اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي رَزَقَنِي مِنْ الرِّيَاشِ مَا أَتَجَمَّلُ بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ وَأُوَارِي بِهِ عَوْرَتِي» "All praise is due to Allah who granted me this clothing, by which I appear beautiful among people and conceal my private parts." Then he said that he had heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite this supplication as well.

On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that whoever wants to see the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) should look at me. Then he performed ablution, washing each limb three times, wiped his head, and drank the leftover water from the ablution.

Abu Matar Basri, who met Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that once Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bought a garment for three dirhams. When he wore it, he recited this supplication: «اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي رَزَقَنِي مِنْ الرِّيَاشِ مَا أَتَجَمَّلُ بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ وَأُوَارِي بِهِ عَوْرَتِي» "All praise is due to Allah who granted me this clothing, by which I appear beautiful among people and conceal my private parts." Then he said that I also heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite this supplication.

Abu Matar says that once we were sitting with the Commander of the Faithful, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), at the time of decline (zawal) in the mosque near the Bab al-Rahbah, when a man came and said, "Show me how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) called his servant Qanbar and said, "Bring water in a bowl." Then he washed his hands and face three times, rinsed his mouth three times, put one finger in his mouth, put water in his nose three times, washed his arms three times, wiped his head once—wiping the inner part from the face side and the outer part from the head side—and washed his feet up to the ankles three times. At that time, his beard was hanging over his chest. Then after ablution, he drank a sip of water and said, "Where is the one who asked about the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ablution in this manner."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I never heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) combine his parents for anyone except Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him). On the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying to Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him):“Sa’d, shoot arrows, may my parents be sacrificed for you.”