Abu Hassan says that whenever Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would give a command and people would come and say, "We have done such and such," he would say, "Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth." One day, a person named Ashtar asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), "The sentence you say has become very widespread among the people; is this something that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specifically advised you about?" He replied, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give me any advice specifically, apart from the people. However, what I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I wrote in a scroll and kept it in the sheath of my sword." The people insisted that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) show them that scroll. He took it out, and it was written in it: "Whoever invents a bid'ah (innovation), or gives refuge to an innovator, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people. Neither his obligatory nor his voluntary deeds will be accepted." It was also written in it: "Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) declared Makkah as a sanctuary, and I declare Madinah as a sanctuary. The area between its two boundaries is sacred; its grass should not be cut, its game should not be frightened away, and nothing fallen there should be picked up except by one who will announce it to its owner. No tree should be cut here, except if a man feeds his animal with it, then that is a different matter. And weapons should not be raised here for fighting." It was also written in it: "The lives of Muslims are equal among themselves. If even the lowest of them grants protection to someone, his protection should be respected. And Muslims are united against others like a single hand. Beware! No Muslim should be killed in exchange for a disbeliever, and no dhimmi should be killed as long as he is under the contract and abides by its conditions."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would go into bowing (ruku‘), he would recite this supplication: «اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ أَنْتَ رَبِّي خَشَعَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي وَعَصَبِي وَمَا اسْتَقَلَّتْ بِهِ قَدَمِي لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.» "O Allah! I have bowed for You, believed in You, submitted to You; You alone are my Lord. My ears, my eyes, my mind, my bones, and my tendons are humbled before You, and my feet are also humbled for the sake of Allah, Lord of the worlds."

Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila says that once Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) made the people swear in the courtyard of Kufa and said: Whoever heard the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the occasion of Ghadir Khumm, let him stand up, that "Whoever's master I am, Ali is also his master." At this, twelve Badri Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) stood up and all of them testified that we all heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the occasion of Ghadir Khumm saying about Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Does Allah not have a right over the believers?" All replied: Why not! He said: "Whoever's master I am, Ali is also his master. O Allah! Befriend whoever befriends Ali, and be the enemy of whoever is hostile to him."

Tariq bin Shihab says that I heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saying on the pulpit: By Allah! We have no book that we read except the Noble Qur’an, or this scroll which is hanging from the sword that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave to me. In it is detailed the shares of Zakat. The mentioned scroll used to hang from the sword of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), whose rings were made of iron.

Malik bin Umair says that I was present in the service of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when suddenly Sa’sa’ah bin Sawhan arrived and, after greeting, said: O Commander of the Faithful! Prevent us from the things from which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade you. He (Ali) replied: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from using gourds, green jars, wooden vessels, and vessels made by hollowing out wood (because wine used to be distilled in them), and also forbade silk, red saddle cloths, pure silk, and gold rings. Then he said that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gifted me a silk garment. I wore it and went outside so that people could see that I had worn the garment given to me by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he ordered me to take it off, and sent one part of it to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and tore the other part and distributed it among his women.

Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila says that once, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) made the people swear in the courtyard of Kufa and said: Whoever heard any statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about me at the occasion of Ghadir Khumm, let him stand up, and only he should stand who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Upon this, twelve men stood up and said: We ourselves saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and we heard him say: "O Allah! Befriend whoever befriends Ali, and be the enemy of whoever is hostile to him. Help whoever helps Ali, and forsake whoever forsakes him." On this occasion, there were three men who did not stand up; Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) invoked a curse upon them and they were afflicted by it.

Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila says that when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) heard the muezzin giving the adhan, he would repeat the same words that the muezzin said, and after saying «اَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ» in response to «اَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ» , he would also say that those who deny Muhammad (peace be upon him) are liars.

Shuraih bin Hani says that I asked Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) a question regarding wiping over the socks, so she said: "You should ask this question to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he has more knowledge about this issue because he used to accompany the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during travels." So I asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The traveler is permitted to wipe over the socks for three days and three nights, and the resident for one day and one night."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "If I did not fear hardship for my ummah, I would have ordered them to use the miswak at every prayer time, and to delay the ‘Isha prayer until one third of the night had passed, because when the first third of the night passes, Allah (in a manner befitting His Majesty) descends to the lowest heaven and remains there until the break of dawn. A caller continues to call out: 'Is there anyone who asks, so that he may be given? Is there anyone who supplicates, so that his supplication may be answered? Is there anyone ill who seeks healing, so that he may be healed? Is there any sinner who seeks forgiveness for his sins, so that he may be forgiven?'"

The previous hadith is also narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), its wording is the same but the chain of narration is different.