It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the night when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed at the house of Hazrat Zainab bint Jahsh, the next morning I invited the Muslims to a wedding feast (walima) on behalf of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fed the Muslims plenty of bread and meat, then as usual he returned and went to the houses of the pure wives and greeted them, and they prayed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When he reached home, he saw that two men were engaged in conversation in a corner of the house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), seeing them, turned back and left. When those two saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turning back from his house, they quickly stood up and left. Now I do not remember whether I informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of their departure or someone else did. In any case, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned home and hung a curtain between me and himself, and the verse of hijab was revealed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) shooting arrows. Sometimes, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would raise his head from behind to see the shower of arrows, so Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) would shield his chest to protect the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and would say, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! My chest is before your chest."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not tell you which is the best house among the houses of the Ansar? The house of Banu Najjar, then the house of Banu Abd al-Ashhal, then the house of Banu Harith bin Khazraj, and then the house of Banu Sa'idah, and indeed there is goodness in every house of the Ansar.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Such people will come to you whose hearts will be even softer than yours." Accordingly, once the Ash'ariyyin came, among whom was Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) as well. When they reached near Madinah Munawwarah, they began to recite these poetic verses: "Tomorrow we will meet our friends, that is, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was with one of his wives, most likely Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). Another wife sent a bowl containing some food to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through her servant. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) struck the servant's hand, causing the bowl to fall and break into two pieces. Upon seeing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Your mother has ruined it." Then he took both pieces of the bowl, joined them together, gathered the food in it, and said, "Eat from it," and kept the servant there until they finished. After that, he gave the servant another bowl and left the broken bowl in that house.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Talha's (may Allah be pleased with him) son was ill. Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) went out to the mosque, and in his absence, his son passed away. His wife, Hazrat Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her), covered him with a cloth and told the household not to inform Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) of his son's death. When Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, some of his friends from the mosque came with him. Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) inquired about the child, and they replied that he was better than before. Then dinner was brought before them, and everyone ate. After the guests left, she busied herself with the tasks women usually do. When the last part of the night arrived, she said to Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him), "O Abu Talha! Consider this: some people borrowed something for a while and benefited from it, but when it was demanded back, they showed displeasure." Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "They are not being fair." Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "Then your son was also a trust from Allah, which Allah has taken back." Upon this, he said «انا لله وانا اليه راجعون» and thanked Allah.

In the morning, they went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), seeing them, said, "May Allah bless you both in this night." Thus, she became pregnant. When the child was born, it was nighttime. She did not consider it appropriate to give the child tahneek at that time and wished that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself would do it. So in the morning, I took the child along with some Ajwa dates to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was applying tar to his camels. I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Last night, a child was born to Umm Sulaim. She did not consider it appropriate to give him tahneek herself and wished that you would do it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do you have anything?" I said, "I have Ajwa dates." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took a date, chewed it, softened it, collected his saliva, and put it in the child's mouth, which he began to suck. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Dates are beloved to the Ansar." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Name him." He said, "His name is Abdullah."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

I came to him and he was wearing his cloak, and he was in the garden branding the riding animal that he had received. He said: "Wait a little, I will finish for you." Ibn Abi Adi said at the beginning of the hadith: Abu Talha went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said: "Did you spend the night as newlyweds?" He said: "May Allah bless you both in your marriage." And Abu Talha said to Umm Sulaym: How is that boy? She said: He is calmer than he was.

Musa ibn Hilal narrated to us, Hisham narrated to us, from Ibn Sirin, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: Abu Talha married Umm Sulaym, who is the mother of Anas and Al-Bara’, and she bore him a child, and he loved him. Then he mentioned the hadith, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "So you spent the night as bride and groom while he was beside you?!" He said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "May Allah bless you both in your night."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the call to prayer was given, all those whose houses were near the mosque came, but those who lived far could not come. A stone bowl was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in which even his palm could hardly open. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) joined his fingers together and so much water flowed from them that everyone performed ablution. Someone asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "How many people were you at that time?" He replied, "Eighty or a little more."