It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sprained his foot and he stayed in his upper chamber, which had wooden stairs, and he took an oath of abstention (ila) from his pure wives for a month. The noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) came to visit the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in prayer while sitting, whereas the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) remained standing. When the time for the next prayer came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: Follow your Imam; if he prays standing, then you should also pray standing, and if he prays sitting, then you should also pray sitting with him. In short, after 29 days had passed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came down. The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You had taken an oath of abstention for a month?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Sometimes a month is also of 29 days."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fed the Muslims plentifully with bread and meat at the wedding feast of Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her). Then, as usual, he returned and went to the house of the pure wives and greeted them, and they prayed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he returned again. When he reached home, he saw that two men were engaged in conversation with each other in a corner of the house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), upon seeing them, turned back and left. When those two saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) leaving his house, they quickly stood up. 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.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that all the prayers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were nearly equal in length, and likewise the prayers of Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him). However, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) began to lengthen the Fajr prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that I have never smelled any fragrance more pleasant than the scent of the Prophet (peace be upon him), not even musk or amber, and I have never touched any silk softer than the palm of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Muhajir Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! The people (Ansar) to whom we have come, we have not found any nation better than them in sharing our sorrows in times of scarcity, nor any nation more generous in spending in times of abundance. They have borne our burdens and made us partners in everything they possess, to the extent that we have begun to think that all the reward and recompense will go to them. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: No, as long as you continue to thank them and pray to Allah for them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from laziness, miserliness, and the punishment of the grave."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come to us and joke with my younger brother. One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him sad and said, "What is the matter, Abu Umair! You look sad?" The family members informed that his bird, with which he used to play, had died. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Abu Umair! What happened to the Nughair?" (the bird that had died)

Humaid says that a person asked Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to dye his hair. He replied that there were only seventeen or twenty white hairs in the front part of the blessed beard of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and old age did not bring any defect upon him. Someone asked, "Is old age a defect?" He replied, "Every one of you considers it undesirable."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or the oppressed. Someone asked, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! It is understandable to help the oppressed, but how should we help the oppressor? He replied: Stop him from committing oppression; that is his help.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once went to a garden of Banu Najjar in Madinah Munawwarah. There, a sound was heard from a grave. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired about it and asked when the deceased had been buried in that grave. People replied, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This person was buried during the time of ignorance." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If you people did not stop burying your dead, I would have prayed to Allah that He let you hear the punishment of the grave."