It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah is Odd, and He loves odd numbers." Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) says that for this reason, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to pay attention to odd numbers.

Ibn Awn says: I saw Ghaylan Qadari hanging on the gallows at the gate of Damascus.

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: "The example of people is like that of one hundred camels among which not even one is fit for riding." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Other than a believing man, we do not know of anything better among a hundred things."

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: "The sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone's death or life; they are two signs among the signs of Allah. So when you see them eclipsed, turn towards prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that initially the prayers were fifty, the command for ghusl after janabah was to perform it seven times, and in case urine got on the clothes, the command was to wash it seven times. Upon the continuous request of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the number of prayers was reduced to five, ghusl after janabah was made only once, and washing the urine-affected garment was also prescribed only once.

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: "Do not sell one dinar for two dinars, one dirham for two dirhams, or one sa’ for two sa’s, for I fear you may fall into usury." A man stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me, if a man sells one horse for several horses, or a noble-bred camel for another camel, what is the ruling?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm, provided it is hand to hand."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that there was a date-palm trunk in the Prophet’s Mosque, against which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lean while addressing the people on Fridays or on some important occasion. One day, some people said: O Messenger of Allah! Should we not make something for you according to your stature? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“There is no harm in doing so.”So they made a pulpit of three steps for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he sat upon it. Seeing this, the trunk began to weep like a cow weeps, and its weeping was due to the grief of separation from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) embraced it to his chest and stroked it with his hand until it became calm.

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 a ring made of gold. When the people saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they also had gold rings made. One day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and said: "I used to wear this ring." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw it away, and the people also threw away their rings.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on one occasion the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) as the leader over some people. The people objected to his leadership. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you are objecting to his leadership, this is nothing new; before this, you also objected to his father's leadership, even though, by Allah, he was worthy of leadership and was the most beloved of people to me, and now this son of his, after him, is the most beloved to me."

Muhammad bin Amr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once we were sitting in the market with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, and on one side of him Salamah bin Azraq was also sitting. Meanwhile, a funeral passed by, behind which the sounds of weeping were coming. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: If these people stop crying and wailing, it would be better for their deceased. Salamah bin Azraq said: Abu Abdur Rahman! Are you saying this? He replied: Yes! I am the one saying this, because once someone from the family of Marwan died, and the women gathered and started weeping over him. Marwan said: Abdul Malik! Go and stop these women from weeping. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, was present there. I myself heard him saying: Leave them, for once, when someone from the family of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed away, the women gathered and started weeping. Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up and began to scold and stop them. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O Ibn Khattab! Leave them, for the eye sheds tears and the heart grieves, and the wound is still fresh." He asked: Did you yourself hear this narration from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him? He replied: Yes! Salamah asked: Does Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrate this from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him? He replied: Yes! Upon this, he said: Allah and His Messenger know best.