Once Jabir prayed with his Izar tied to his back while his clothes were lying beside him on a wooden peg. Somebody asked him, "Do you offer your prayer in a single Izar?" He replied, "I did so to show it to a fool like you. Had anyone of us two garments in the lifetime of the Prophet?"

I saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah praying in a single garment and he said that he had seen the Prophet praying in a single garment.

I went to Jabir bin 'Abdullah and he was praying wrapped in a garment and his Rida was lying beside him. When he finished the prayers, I said "O 'Abdullah! You pray (in a single garment) while your Rida' is lying beside you." He replied, "Yes, I did it intentionally so that the ignorant ones like you might see me. I saw the Prophet praying like this."

I saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah swearing by Allah that Ibn Sayyad was the Dajjal. I said to Jabir, "How can you swear by Allah?" Jabir said, "I have heard 'Umar swearing by Allah regarding this matter in the presence of the Prophet and the Prophet did not disapprove of it."

on the authority of his father that he had asked 'Aisha (about the Hadith of Ibn 'Umar). She said, "May Allah be Merciful to Abu 'Abdur-Rahman. I used to put scent on Allah's Apostle and he used to go round his wives, and in the morning he assumed the Ihram, and the fragrance of scent was still coming out from his body."

on the authority of his father that he had asked 'Aisha about the saying of Ibn 'Umar (i.e. he did not like to be a Muhrim while the smell of scent was still coming from his body). 'Aisha said, "I scented Allah's Apostle and he went round (had sexual intercourse with) all his wives, and in the morning he was Muhrim (after taking a bath)."

Jabir bin Abdullah said, "When the Prophet died, Abu Bakr received some property from Al-'Ala bin Al-Hadrami. Abu Bakr said to the people, 'Whoever has a money claim on the Prophet, or was promised something by him, should come to us (so that we may pay him his right).' " Jabir added, "I said (to Abu Bakr), Allah's Apostle promised me that he would give me this much, and this much, and this much (spreading his hands three times)." Jabir added, "Abu Bakr counted for me and handed me five-hundred (gold pieces), and then five-hundred, and then five-hundred."

'Ali was told that Ibn 'Abbas did not see any harm in the Mut'a marriage. 'Ali said, "Allah's Apostle forbade the Mut'a marriage on the Day of the battle of Khaibar and he forbade the eating of donkey's meat." Some people said, "If one, by a tricky way, marries temporarily, his marriage is illegal." Others said, "The marriage is valid but its condition is illegal."

We asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about the prayers of the Prophet. He said, "He used to pray Zuhr prayer at midday, the 'Asr when the sun was still hot, and the Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time). The 'Isha was offered early if the people gathered, and used to be delayed if their number was less; and the morning prayer was offered when it was still dark."

I was sitting with some of the companions of Allah's Apostle and we were discussing about the way of praying of the Prophet. Abu Humaid As-Saidi said, "I remember the prayer of Allah's Apostle better than any one of you. I saw him raising both his hands up to the level of the shoulders on saying the Takbir; and on bowing he placed his hands on both knees and bent his back straight, then he stood up straight from bowing till all the vertebrae took their normal positions. In prostrations, he placed both his hands on the ground with the forearms away from the ground and away from his body, and his toes were facing the Qibla. On sitting in the second Rak'a he sat on his left foot and propped up the right one; and in the last Rak'a he pushed his left foot forward and kept the other foot propped up and sat over the buttocks."

from Abu Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman who had a dispute with some people on a piece of land, and so he went to 'Aisha and told her about it. She said, "O Abu Salama, avoid the land, for Allah's Apostle said, 'Any person who takes even a span of land unjustly, his neck shall be encircled with it down seven earths.' "

Jubair bin Mut'im told me that while he was in the company of Allah's Apostle with the people returning from Hunain, some people (bedouins) caught hold of the Prophet and started begging of him so much so that he had to stand under a (kind of thorny tree (i.e. samurah) and his cloak was snatched away. The Prophet stopped and said, "Give me my cloak. If I had as many camels as these thorny trees, I would have distributed them amongst you and you will not find me a miser or a liar or a coward."

My father said, "(Before Islam) I was looking for my camel .." The same narration is told by a different sub-narrator. Jubair bin Mut'im said, "My camel was lost and I went out in search of it on the day of 'Arafat, and I saw the Prophet standing in 'Arafat. I said to myself: By Allah he is from the Hums (literally: strictly religious; Quraish were called so, as they used to say, 'We are the people of Allah we shall not go out of the sanctuary'). What has brought him here?"

That while he was with a delegation from Quraish to Muawiya, the latter heard the news that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As said that there would be a king from the tribe of Qahtan. On that Muawiya became angry, got up and then praised Allah as He deserved, and said, "Now then, I have heard that some men amongst you narrate things which are neither in the Holy Book, nor have been told by Allah's Apostle. Those men are the ignorant amongst you. Beware of such hopes as make the people go astray, for I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Authority of ruling will remain with Quraish, and whoever bears hostility to them, Allah will destroy him as long as they abide by the laws of the religion.' "

That while he was included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr had said that there would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very angry. He stood up, and after glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved, said, "To proceed, I have come to know that some of you men are narrating things which are neither in Allah's Book, nor has been mentioned by Allah's Apostle . Such people are the ignorant among you. Beware of such vain desires that mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish, and none will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his face as long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion (Islam).' "

On a rainy day Ibn Abbas said to his Mu'adhdhin, "After saying, 'Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah' (I testify that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle), do not say 'Haiya 'Alas-Salat' (come for the prayer) but say 'Pray in your houses'." (The man did so). But the people disliked it. Ibn Abbas said, "It was done by one who was much better than I (i.e. the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ). No doubt, the Jumua prayer is compulsory but I dislike to put you to task by bringing you out walking in mud and slush."

Anas was asked, "Did the Prophet recite Qunut in the Fajr prayer?" Anas replied in the affirmative. He was further asked, "Did he recite Qunut before bowing?" Anas replied, "He recited Qunut after bowing for some time (for one month)."

One of the sons of Um 'Atiyya died, and when it was the third day she asked for a yellow perfume and put it over her body, and said, "We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days except for our husbands."

I sat in a gathering in which the chiefs of the Ansar were present, and Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Laila was amongst them. I mentioned the narration of 'Abdullah bin 'Utba regarding the question of Subai'a bint Al-Harith. Abdur-Rahman said, "But 'Abdullah's uncle used not to say so." I said, "I am too brave if I tell a lie concerning a person who is now in Al-Kufa," and I raised my voice. Then I went out and met Malik bin 'Amir or Malik bin 'Auf, and said, "What was the verdict of Ibn Mas'ud about the pregnant widow whose husband had died?" He replied, "Ibn Mas'ud said, 'Why do you impose on her the hard order and don't let her make use of the leave? The shorter Sura of women (i.e. Surat-at-Talaq) was revealed after the longer Sura (i.e. Surat-al-Baqara).' " (i.e. Her 'Idda is up till she delivers.)

I asked Anas, "Did the Prophet dye his hair?" Anas replied, "The Prophet did not have except a few grey hairs."

Some people said to Ibn 'Umar, "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what is contrary to what we say when we leave them." Ibn 'Umar said, "We used to consider this as hypocrisy."

When we were sitting in the courtyard of the mosque where the biers were laid down and Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was sitting in the midst of us, he raised his eyes to the sky and looked, then lowering his eyes and putting his hand on his forehead, he said, "Glory be to Allah, Glory be to Allah! What severity has come down!" We said nothing all day and night and experienced nothing but good till the morning. Then I asked Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) what the severity was which had come down, and he replied, "It has to do with debts. By Him in whose hand Muhammad's soul is, if a man were to be killed in Allah's path then come to life, be killed again in Allah's path then come to life, and be killed once more in Allah's path then come to life owing a debt, he would not enter Paradise till his debt was paid."

Ahmad transmitted it, and there is something to the same effect in Sharh as-Sunnah.

Muhammad ibn AbuAmirah, who was one of the companions of Allah's Messenger, said: "If a man were to fall on his face from the day he was born till the day he died of old age, showing obedience to Allah, he would consider it insignificant on the day and wish to be sent back to the world to acquire more recompense and reward."

Ahmad transmitted it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The distinction between what is lawful and what is unlawful is the song and the tambourine at a wedding."

Ahmad, Nasa'i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

As-Sulami's grandfather, who was a Companion of the Apostle ofAllah (peace be upon him) said: I heard the Apostle of Allah(peace be upon him) say: When Allah has previously decreed for aservant a rank which he has not attained by his action, Heafflicts him in his body, or his property or his children.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "There are two things which the son of Adam dislikes. He dislikes death, but death is better for the believer than temptation; and he dislikes few possessions, but few possessions involve less reckoning."

Ahmad transmitted it.

When Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) got up for the Nafl prayer, he said: Allah is the Greatest, I turn my face to One Who is the Creator of the heavens and of the earth, with single minded devotion, and I am not amongst the polytheists. (Then Muhammad narrated the hadith like that of Jabir (No. 820), except that he said: I am of the Muslims. Then he said: O Allah, Thou art the Sovereign; there is no god but Thou. Hallowed be Thou and praise is due to Thee. He then recited (some portion of the Qur'an)).

Transmitted by Nasa'i.

I hunted two hares and slaughtered them with a flint. I asked theApostle of Allah (peace be upon him) about them. He permitted meto eat them.

When a bier came past al-Hasan ibn Ali and Ibn Abbas, al-Hasan stood up but Ibn Abbas did not, so al-Hasan said, "Did Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) not stand up out of respect for the bier of a Jew?" He replied, "Yes, but thereafter he sat."

Nasa'i transmitted it.

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: What is the harmif any of you has two garments, if he can provide them, forFriday (prayer) in addition to the two garments for his dailywork? Amr reported from Ibn Habib from Musa ibn Sa'd from IbnHabban from Ibn Salam who heard this (tradition) from the Apostleof Allah (peace be upon him) on the pulpit.

Ibn al-Munkadir visited Jabir ibn Abdullah when he was dying and said, "Give a greeting to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)."

Ibn Majah transmitted it.