It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that he heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: On the Day of Resurrection, the disbeliever will be dragging his tongue behind him for a distance of two farsakh, and people will be trampling over it.

Abu Suwaid Abdi says that once we went to the service of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and sat at the door of his house waiting for permission. When the permission was delayed, I started peeking through a hole in the door of his house. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) found out. So when we were granted permission and went inside and sat down, he said: Just now, who among you peeked into the house? I admitted it. He said: How did it become lawful for you to peek into my house? I said: When the permission was delayed, I looked, and that too not intentionally. After that, the companions asked him some questions. He said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Islam is built on five things: bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, establishing prayer, giving zakat, performing Hajj to the House of Allah, and fasting in Ramadan. I said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! What do you say about jihad? He said: Whoever strives, he strives for himself.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that sometimes when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit on the pulpit and supplicate for rain, before he would even descend, all the streams would begin to flow. At that moment, when I would look at the beautiful face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I would remember this verse of poetry: "That fair-skinned one, whose very being is made a means to supplicate for rain from the clouds, and he is the one who is the refuge of orphans and the protector of widows." It should be noted that this verse was said by Abu Talib in praise of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once supplicating against certain people, saying: "O Allah! Send Your curse upon so-and-so. O Allah! Send Your curse upon Harith bin Hisham, Suhail bin Amr, and Safwan bin Umayyah." Then this verse was revealed: "You have no authority in this matter, whether Allah turns to them or punishes them, for they are wrongdoers." Thus, Allah turned towards all of them and they accepted Islam.

Ibn Abi Nu'm says that once, in my presence, a man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) this question: If a person in the state of ihram kills a fly, what is the ruling? Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked him, "Where are you from?" He replied, "From Iraq." He said, "Amazing! Look at this—these people of Iraq come to me and ask about killing a fly, while they killed the grandson of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) without asking anyone, even though I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say about his two grandsons that both of them are my sweet basil from this world."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever withdraws his hand from obedience to the rightful ruler of the time, no argument of his will be accepted on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever dies having separated from the community, he dies the death of ignorance.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The caliphate will remain among the Quraysh as long as two men (are in agreement and united)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the call of "As-Salat Jami'ah" announced among the people. When Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) found out, he rode his horse and reached his house. He took off the clothes he was wearing, because he would not go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in those clothes, and after changing into other clothes, he set out towards the mosque. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was descending from the pulpit and the people were standing before him. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked the people, "Has the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) given any new command today?" The people informed him that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had prohibited nabidh. He asked, "Which nabidh?" The people replied, "The one prepared in gourds and wooden vessels." The narrator says that I asked Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him), "What is the ruling about jarrah?" He said, "What is jarrah?" I said, "Hantamah." He asked, "What is hantamah?" I said, "A clay pot." He said, "There is no prohibition regarding it." I asked, "What is the ruling about muzaffat?" He asked, "What is muzaffat?" I explained, "It is a waterskin that is coated with pitch." He said, "On that day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only forbade (nabidh) from gourds and wooden vessels."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that one day he was sitting with some of the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "O people! Do you not know that I have come to you as the Messenger of Allah?" The people replied: "Why not, we bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you not know that Allah Almighty has revealed in His Book a command of this nature that whoever obeys me, it is as though he has obeyed Allah?" The people replied: "Why not, we bear witness that whoever obeys you, obeys Allah; your obedience is the obedience of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then it is also a part of Allah's obedience that you obey me, and it is a part of my obedience that you obey your leaders. Obey your leaders; if they pray sitting, then you also pray sitting."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be scratches on the face of the one who begs on the Day of Resurrection, so whoever wishes, let him save his face. The lightest form of asking is to ask a close relative due to some need, and the best asking is that which is done with contentment of the heart. And you should begin giving to those whom you are responsible for."