“I stayed overnight with my maternal aunt Maimunah, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up to pray at night. I stood on his left, so he did this to me: He took me by the head and made me stand on his right.”
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say in his prayer: “Allahumma inni as’aluka at-thabbuta fi al-amr wal-‘azimata ‘alar-rushdi wa as’aluka shukr ni’matik wa husna ‘ibadatik wa as’aluka qalban saliman wa lisanan sadiqan wa as’aluka min khairi ma at’lamu wa author bika min sharri ma at’lamu wastaghfiruka lima ta’lam (O Allah, I ask You for steadfastness in all my affairs and determination in following the right path, I ask You to make me thankful for Your blessings and to make me worship You properly. I ask You for a sound heart and a truthful tongue. I ask You for the best of what You know and I seek refuge in You from the worst of what You know and I seek Your forgiveness for what You know.)”
“I saw the Messenger of Allah when the heir of a victim brought the killer, leading him by a string. The Messenger of Allah said to the heir of the victim: Will you forgive him?’ He said: ‘No., He said: ‘Will you accept Diyah?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Will you kill him?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said” ‘Take him away (to kill him).’ When he took him and turned away, he turned to those who were with him, and called him back, and said to him: ‘Will you forgive him?’ He said: No.’ He said: ‘Will you accept Diyah?’ He said: No.’ He said: ‘Will you kill him?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Take him away.’ Then the Messenger of Allah said: ‘If you forgive him, he will carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim).’ So he forgave him and left him, and I was him dragging his string.”
I was present at fighting along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when he did not fight at the beginning of the day, he waited till the sun had passed the meridian, the winds blew, and help came down.
A Jew killed a girl of the Ansar for her ornaments. He then threw her in a well, and crushed her head with stones. He was then arrested and brought to the Prophet (ﷺ). He ordered regarding him that he should be stoned to death. He was then stoned till he died. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by Ibn Juraij from Ayyub in a similar way.
We entered upon Hudhaifah. He said: I know a man whom the trails will not harm. We came out and found that a tent was pitched. We entered and found in it Muhammad b. Maslamah. We asked him about it. He said : I do not intent that any place of your towns should occupy me until that which is prevailing is removed.
“I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever keeps a dog that he does not need for farming or herding, one Qirat will be deducted from his (good) deeds each day.’”