It is narrated from Abu Juhaifa that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The best person in this Ummah after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) is Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him), and if I wish, I can also mention the name of the third person.

It is narrated from Abu Juhaifa that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The best person in this Ummah after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) is Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him), and if I wish, I can also mention the name of the third person.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Madinah Munawwarah and commanded him to level all the graves.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to send me to Yemen, so I said: O Messenger of Allah! You are sending me to a people who are older than me, and I am young in age; I cannot judge properly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his blessed hand on my chest and prayed: «اَللّٰهُمَّ ثَبِّتْ لِسَانَهُ وَاهْدِ قَلْبَهُ» "O Allah! Make his tongue firm and guide his heart." O Ali! When two parties come to you, do not judge by listening to only one of them, but listen to both sides; in this way, it will be easier for you to judge." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that after that, I never faced any difficulty in making a judgment.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the following verse was revealed: «﴿وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ﴾ [الشعراء: 214] » , the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered his family members, thirty people assembled and all of them ate and drank. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Who will guarantee the fulfillment of my debts and promises so that he will be with me in Paradise, and will be my deputy among my family?" Later, someone said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! You were like an ocean, who could stand in your place? In any case, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the same to another, and finally, when he presented this invitation before his household, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I will do this.

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.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that throughout the day, the voluntary prayers (nawafil) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were sixteen rak‘ahs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the name of the donkey which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ride was ‘Ufair.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The eye is the bond of the private parts (meaning, as long as a person is awake, he is aware if his ablution breaks, but while sleeping, he does not know), therefore, whoever sleeps should perform ablution after waking up."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the occasion of the Battle of Khaybar, when I killed Marhab, I brought his head and presented it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).