Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him). He began mentioning Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "He is such a man whom I will always love. I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Learn the Qur'an from four people,' and he first mentioned Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), then Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), then Sayyiduna Salim (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No Muslim should be killed in exchange for a disbeliever, nor should a dhimmi be killed during the period of his covenant."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon while leaning against the Ka'bah and said: "Muslims are united as one hand against everyone else; the blood of all is equal; even the lowest-ranking Muslim can grant protection to someone."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not permissible for a wealthy person or for a strong and able-bodied (healthy and robust) person to take zakat."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It will be said to the companion of the Qur'an: Recite the Qur'an and ascend the ranks of Paradise, and recite slowly and distinctly as you used to recite slowly and distinctly in the world, for your final abode will be at the last verse you recite."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I thought that shaving the head comes before the sacrifice, so I had my head shaved before offering the sacrifice." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Go and offer the sacrifice, there is no harm." Another man came and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I thought that the sacrifice comes before the stoning, so I offered the sacrifice before stoning." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Now go and perform the stoning, there is no harm." On that day, for every question of this nature that was asked to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he replied, "Now do it, there is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that one day I presented myself before the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, at noon. While we were sitting, two men began to differ over the interpretation of a verse, and as the dispute escalated, their voices grew louder. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The previous nations were destroyed because of their differences regarding their Book."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that whatever he heard from the tongue of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he would write it down so that he could remember it. The people of Quraysh forbade him from this and said, "You write down everything you hear from the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, even though the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is also a human being; sometimes he speaks in anger and sometimes in happiness." After what those people said, I stopped writing and mentioned this to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Write! By the One in whose hand is my soul, nothing comes out from my tongue except the truth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The reward for offering prayer while sitting is half of the reward for offering prayer while standing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The angel who will blow the trumpet is in the second heaven; one of them has his head in the east and his feet in the west, and they are waiting for the command as to when they will be ordered to blow the trumpet so that they may blow it."