It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to offer the two Sunnah rak'ahs of Fajr close to the time of Iqamah.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that there was a specific time during the pre-dawn meal (sahri) when I would present myself in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing and performing prayer at that time, he would say "Subhan Allah," which was a sign that I was permitted to enter. And if he was not performing prayer at that time, he would simply grant permission (and there would be no need to say "Subhan Allah").

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to us; both I and Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) were sleeping, it was morning time. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood at the door and said, "Why do you not pray (the morning prayer)?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah! Our souls are in Allah's control; when He wishes to wake us, He wakes us." Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not reply to me and went back. I listened carefully and heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) striking his thigh with his hand and saying, "Man is very argumentative indeed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his noble wife used to perform ghusl from the same vessel.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen. I reached a people who had dug a pit and covered it to hunt a lion (the lion came and fell into it). While they were doing this, suddenly a man 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, and 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, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is still alive; will you engage in mutual killing while he is alive? I will judge between you. If you are satisfied with this, then consider the matter settled, but if you think this does not satisfy you, then you may go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and have him decide; he will judge between you, and whoever exceeds the limit after that will not be upon the truth." The decision is that the people of these tribes who participated in digging the pit should collect a quarter blood money, a third blood money, half blood money, and full blood money, and give the heirs of the one who first fell into the pit and was wounded by the lion a quarter blood money, the second a third, and the third a half blood money. They refused to accept this decision (because they did not understand it), so they went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who was at Maqam Ibrahim at that time. They narrated the whole story to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I will judge between you," and sat down. 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) enforced that same decision.

According to this second narration, for the fourth man, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had decided upon the full blood money.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us at night and said, "Why do you people not pray?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah! Our souls are in Allah's control; when He wants to wake us, He wakes us." Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reply to me and went back. I listened carefully and heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) striking his thigh with his hand and saying, "Man is very argumentative indeed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imam Hussain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once held the hands of Hasan and Husain (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: "Whoever loves me, loves these two, and loves their parents, will be with me in my rank on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman should not be married together with her paternal aunt or maternal aunt."

Abdullah bin Zareer says that once I was present in the service of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he presented khazeerah (a dish of meat and bread) before us. I casually said, "May Allah bless you, what would have happened if you had presented duck before us? Now Allah has also bestowed abundance of war booty." He replied, "Ibn Zareer! I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that only two bowls are lawful for the caliph from Allah's wealth: one bowl from which he and his family may eat, and the other bowl which he presents before the people."