Marwan bin Abi Dawood, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I came to Hazrat Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, "O Abu Hamzah! The place is far, but our heart desires to come to visit you." Upon this, he raised his head and said, "I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Whoever visits a sick person, he dives into the ocean of Allah's mercy, and when he sits by the patient, Allah's mercy covers him." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him! This is the ruling for the healthy person who visits the sick; what is the ruling for the sick person?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "His sins are forgiven."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are three things, whoever possesses them will taste the sweetness of faith: First, that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anyone else; second, that when he loves someone, he loves him only for the sake of Allah; and third, that after being saved from disbelief, he dislikes returning to it just as he would dislike being thrown into the fire.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, I was nine years old. Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) brought me to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This is my son, please accept him for your service." I served the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for nine years. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never said to me, "Why did you do such-and-such a thing?" nor did he say, "Why did you not do such-and-such a thing?" Once, I was playing with children, and during that time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and greeted us with salam. Then he took my hand and sent me for some task. When I returned, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not tell anyone about this." Meanwhile, I was delayed in reaching home, so when I returned home, Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her), my mother, said, "Why did you take so long?" I told her that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent me for some task. She asked, "What was the task?" I said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade me from telling anyone." She said, "Then protect the secret of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Taybah performed cupping for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be given one sa’ of dates, and when he spoke to his master, he reduced it for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You may ask me about anything that will happen until the Day of Judgment." A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Who is my father?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Your father is Hudhafah." His mother said to him, "What was your purpose in asking this?" He replied, "I wanted to be free from what people were saying." In fact, there were some rumors about him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was very fond of pumpkin. Whenever a dish of pumpkin was brought, I would separate it and present it before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Utban (may Allah be pleased with him) began to complain about his eyes. He sent a message to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioning his difficulty, and requested, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), please come to my house and offer prayer so that I may make that place my prayer area." So, one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to his house along with some of his companions (may Allah be pleased with them). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to pray, and the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) began talking among themselves and started mentioning the troubles caused by the hypocrites. They considered Malik bin Dukhaythum to be the most involved in this. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said, "Does he not bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" A man said, "Why not, but it is not from his heart." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever bears witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, the fire of Hell is made forbidden for him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the people of Yemen came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they requested the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to send a man with them who would teach them the religion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I will send with you the trustworthy one of this Ummah." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) with them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came and asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for something. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be given many goats from the charity goats, "as many as could fit between two mountains." That man went back to his people and said, "O people! Accept Islam, because Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gives so much that there is no fear of poverty or destitution." In another chain of narration, there is this addition: Sometimes a man would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and accept Islam only to obtain worldly goods, but by the evening of that day, the religion would become dearest to him above all else.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding his white mule and passed by a garden of Banu Najjar in Madinah Munawwarah. There, punishment was being inflicted in a grave, so the mule shied. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you people would not stop burying your dead, I would have prayed to Allah to let you hear the sound of the punishment of the grave."