It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (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 approached near Madinah Munawwarah, they began to recite these rajaz 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 Muslims heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) calling out at the well of Badr: "O Abu Jahl bin Hisham! O Utbah bin Rabi'ah! O Shaybah bin Khalaf! Did you find true what your Lord had promised you?" "As for me, I have found true what my Lord promised me." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Are you calling out to people who have died?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "You do not hear what I am saying any better than they do."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was returning from the Battle of Tabuk and approached near Madinah Munawwarah, he said: "There are some people in Madinah Munawwarah that whichever path you traveled and whichever valley you crossed, they were with you in that." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Even though they were in Madinah, were they with us?" He replied, "Yes! Even though they were in Madinah, because some excuse had kept them back."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a person asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the time of Fajr. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed Hazrat Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) at the time of the rising of Fajr and the prayer was established. Then the next day, he led the prayer when it was quite bright, and said: "Where is the one who asked about the time of Fajr prayer?" The time for Fajr prayer is between these two times.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Banu Salamah once intended to move from their old residence and settle near the mosque. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he did not like the idea of Madinah becoming empty. Therefore, he said, "O Banu Salamah! Do you not wish to attain the reward for the steps you take towards the mosque?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the sound of a child crying while leading the prayer, so he shortened the prayer. We understood that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had shortened the prayer because of the child's mother; this was an expression of compassion for the child.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that I have not seen anyone perfecting and shortening the prayer more than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

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

Humaid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a person asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) have a ring made?" He replied, "Yes! Once the Prophet (peace be upon him) delayed the Isha prayer until midnight and said, 'People have prayed and gone to sleep, but as long as you waited for the prayer, you were counted as being in prayer.' At that time, the whiteness of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) ring is still before my eyes."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the time for prayer arrived, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was conversing privately with a man in the mosque. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for prayer, the people had already fallen asleep.