It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed me by saying, "O my beloved son."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade drinking while standing. I asked about eating (while standing), so he said: "That is even more severe than this."

Asim (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) declare Madinah Munawwarah as a sanctuary (Haram)?" He replied, "Yes! It is a sanctuary. Allah and His Messenger have declared it a sanctuary. Even its grass cannot be cut. Whoever does so, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked that the Muhajirun and Ansar stand close to him together in prayer so that they could learn the matters of prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was once praying at night in his chamber, when some people came and joined the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shortened the prayer and went to his house. This happened several times until morning came. Then the people said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You were praying; we wished that you would have prolonged it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I was aware of your presence, but I deliberately did so."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw some spittle on the direction of the qiblah in the mosque. This thing was so hard on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that signs of displeasure became evident on his blessed face. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cleaned it and said that when a person stands for prayer, he is conversing with his Lord, so he should spit to his left side or under his foot, and he indicated in such a way that he should take it in his cloth and rub it.

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, Hazrat Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) took my hand and brought me to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This is my son and he knows how to write." Thus, I served the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for nine years. Whatever work I did, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never said to me, "You did badly," or "You did wrong."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that we used to be very happy when a Bedouin would come and ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a question. So once a Bedouin came and said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! When will the Hour (Day of Judgment) be established?" At that time, the Iqamah had been pronounced, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to lead the prayer. After finishing the prayer, he said, "Where is the one who asked about the Hour?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I am here." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What preparation have you made for the Hour?" He said, "I have not prepared many good deeds, prayers, or fasts, but I do have this much: I love Allah and His Messenger." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A person will be with the one whom he loves on the Day of Judgment." Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says, "I have never seen the Muslims as happy as they were on that day after accepting Islam."

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 Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) observed continuous fasting (Saum Wisal) at the end of a month. Some people also did the same. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed, he said: "If this month had been longer, I would have continued fasting for so many days that those who go to extremes in religion would abandon their extremism. I am not like you; my Lord gives me food and drink."