Once, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the death of Abu Talib. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go and hide him in a pit." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted that he died in a state of polytheism (how can I lower him into the grave?). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: "Go and hide him in a pit." When I had lowered him into a pit and returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said to me: "Go and take a bath."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) once ordered me to sell two slaves; they were brothers to each other. I sold them to two different men, and then came and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about it. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Go back and return them, and sell both of them together to one man." (So that there remains some closeness and affection between them.)

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Witr does not have definitive proof from the Noble Qur’an like the obligatory prayers, but its obligation is established from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to wake up his family to spend the night in worship during the last ten days of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been given some things which were not given to any prophet before me." I asked: O Messenger of Allah! What are those things? He said: "I have been helped through awe, the treasures of the earth have been given to me, my name has been kept Ahmad, soil has been made purifying for me like water, and my Ummah has been given the title of the best Ummah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform Witr near the time of the Fajr adhan, and would offer the Sunnah of Fajr near the time of the iqamah.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sleeping and we were sitting nearby discussing the Dajjal. Suddenly, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, and the color of his blessed face had turned red. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is something I fear for you more than the Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a mule was presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a gift. I asked, "What is this?" He replied, "It is a mule. Is it male or female?" I asked, "From which lineage does it come?" He said, "A donkey is made to mount a mare, and the result is this mule." I said, "Then should I not also make such-and-such donkey mount such-and-such mare?" He said, "No, this is done by those who are ignorant."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I used to present myself before 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," and if he was not performing prayer at that time, he would grant permission as it was (and there would be no need to say "Subhan Allah").

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the place of sacrifice in Mina and said: "This is the place of sacrifice, and all of Mina is a place of sacrifice."