It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by some people who were standing by their animals and mounts. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: "Ride the animals when they are healthy and sound, and leave them in the same condition. Do not consider them as chairs for conversation in the roads and markets, for many mounts are better and remember Allah more than those who ride them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Anas that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Being engaged in the remembrance of Allah is seven hundred thousand degrees higher than giving charity.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh that once we were with Abdullah bin Abdulmalik at the fortress of Sinan in the land of Rome. The people made the resting places narrow and blocked the paths. Seeing this, Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah said, "People, we participated in such-and-such expedition with the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). During that time, people blocked the paths, so the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sent a caller to announce: Whoever narrows a resting place or blocks a path, his jihad is of no value."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever defends and protects a Muslim behind his back in the presence of a hypocrite who is mentioning his faults, Allah will send an angel on the Day of Resurrection who will protect his flesh from the fire of Hell. And whoever accuses a Muslim of something in order to disgrace him, Allah will stop him on the bridge over Hell until he is freed from what he said.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not consider animals as mere chairs, for many mounts are better and remember Allah more than those who ride upon them.

Once, a companion came to Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah and said, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever becomes a ruler over any matter and keeps his doors closed to a poor person, an oppressed person, or a needy person, Allah will keep the doors of His mercy closed to him at the time of his need and distress, which will be even more severe."

It is narrated from a companion that he heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: When any one of you is in prayer, he should not look up towards the sky, lest his eyesight be taken away.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Waleed bin ‘Ubadah that we pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the condition that we would listen to and obey the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in hardship and ease, in cheerfulness and reluctance, and even when others are given preference over us. We would not dispute with those who are rightfully in authority in any matter, and we would remain steadfast upon the truth wherever we may be, and we would not fear the blame of any blamer in the matter of Allah. The narrator of the hadith, Shu’bah, says that Sayyar did not mention the phrase“wherever we may be,”but Yahya did mention it, and whatever I have mentioned in this narration is either from Sayyar or from Yahya.

Abdullah said: My father narrated to me, he said: And Shu’bah said: Sayyar did not mention this phrase "and wherever it was", Yahya mentioned it. Shu’bah said: If I mentioned anything in it, then it is from Sayyar or from Yahya.

Saeed bin Abi Rashid says that once in Homs I met Tanookhi, who had come to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as an envoy from Heraclius. He was my neighbor, had become extremely old, and had reached the age of senility. I said to him, "Why don't you tell me something about the letter of Heraclius to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and the letter of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to Heraclius?" He said, "Why not! The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had come from Tabuk. He sent Sayyiduna Dihya Kalbi to Heraclius. When the blessed letter of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) reached Heraclius, he gathered the Roman priests and leaders, closed the door of the room, and said to them, 'This man has come to me, as you have seen. In the letter sent to me, I have been invited to accept one of three options: either I follow his religion, or I pay him tax in the form of wealth from the land and the land remains with us, or I fight him. By Allah, you people who read the scriptures, in their light you know that they will even gain the ground beneath my feet. So why don't we follow his religion or pay the wealth of our land as tax?' Upon hearing this, a similar sound came from all their nostrils, so much so that they took off their caps and said, 'Are you inviting us to leave Christianity, or to become slaves of a Bedouin who has come from Hijaz?' When Heraclius saw that if these people left him in this state, they would cause great turmoil throughout Rome, he immediately changed his stance and said, 'I only said this to see your firmness and strength upon your religion.' Then he called an Arab from the tribe of Tujib, who was the leader of the Christian Arabs, and said, 'Bring me such a man who has a strong memory and knows the Arabic language so that I may reply to this man's letter through him.' He brought me to him. Heraclius handed his letter to me and said, 'Take this letter of mine to that man. If you cannot remember all his words, then at least remember three things: see whether he mentions the letter I sent him or not; see whether when he reads my letter, he mentions the Torah or not; and look at his back to see if you notice anything strange.' I took Heraclius's letter and set out, reaching Tabuk. The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was sitting among his companions in an area near water, encircling his legs with his hands. I asked the people, 'Where is your companion?' They pointed him out to me. I came and sat before the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and handed him the letter, which he placed in his lap and asked me, 'Where are you from?' I said, 'I am a Tanookhi man.' The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asked, 'Do you feel any inclination towards the Hanifiyyah, the religion of your father Ibrahim?' I said, 'I am an envoy of a people, upon the religion of a people. Until I return to them, I cannot leave their religion.' At this, the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) smiled and began to recite this verse: 'You cannot guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He wills. He knows best those who are guided.' O Tanookhi brother, I wrote a letter to Kisra, and he tore it to pieces. Allah will also tear him and his kingdom to pieces. I wrote a letter to Najashi, and he tore it up. Allah will also tear him and his kingdom apart. I wrote a letter to your king, but he preserved it. As long as there is any good in life, his awe and authority will remain over the people.' I thought to myself, 'This is the first of the three things the king advised me about.' So I took an arrow from my quiver and wrote this on the leather of my sword. Then the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) gave the letter to a man sitting on his left. I asked the people, 'Who is this person reading the letter?' They said, 'Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah.' Anyway, in our king's letter it was written, 'You invite me to Paradise, whose width is like the heavens and the earth and which has been prepared for the righteous. So where is Hell?' The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, 'SubhanAllah! When the day comes, where does the night go?' I took an arrow from my quiver and wrote this on the leather of my sword as well. When the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) finished reading the letter, he said, 'You have a right over us because you are an envoy. If we had any gift, we would surely give it to you, but right now we are in a state of travel and scattered.' Upon hearing this, a man from among the people called out, 'I will give him a gift.' So he opened his tent and brought a Safuri cloak and placed it in my lap. I asked the people, 'Who is this person giving the gift?' They said, 'This is Hazrat Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him).' Then the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said, 'Who among you will host him as a guest?' At this, a young Ansari said, 'I will.' Then the Ansari stood up and I also stood up. When I left the gathering, the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) called me, 'O Tanookhi brother! Come here.' I ran and stood in the same place where I had sat before. The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) removed the cloth from his back and said, 'Look here, and do what you have been commanded.' So I moved around to the blessed back of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and I saw the Seal of Prophethood between his shoulders, which was like a raised lump.