Abd al-Rahman bin Ghanm from Abu Malik al-Ashari (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his people: "Gather together, and I will lead you in the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." When he had gathered them all, he asked: Is there anyone among you from outside your people? They said: No, except a son of one of our sisters. He said: The sister's son of a people is one of them. "Then he called for a large bowl filled with water, washed his hands, rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose, washed his face three times, washed his forearms three times, wiped his head, and washed his feet. Then he led them in the Zuhr prayer, saying twenty-two takbirs in it. He would say the takbir when going into prostration and when raising his head from prostration. He recited Surah al-Fatihah in the first two rak'ahs, and let the person standing nearest to him hear it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he gathered his companions and said: "Shall I lead you in the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He was a man from the Ash'ari tribe. "Then he called for a large bowl filled with water, washed his hands three times, rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose three times, washed his face three times and his forearms, wiped his head and ears, wiped his feet, and prayed Zuhr, reciting Surah al-Fatihah in it and saying twenty-two takbirs."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said to his people: "Gather together, and I will lead you in the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." They gathered, and he asked: Is there any outsider among you? They said: No, except a son of one of our sisters. He said: He too is counted as one of the people. "Then he called for a large bowl filled with water and performed ablution (wudu) in their presence. He rinsed his mouth and put water into his nose three times, washed his face three times and his forearms three times, and wiped his head and the tops of his feet. Then he led them in the Zuhr prayer, saying twenty-two takbirs in it. He would say the takbir when going into prostration and when raising his head. He made them hear the recitation in the first two rak'ahs, and let the person standing nearest to him hear it."

Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he said: "Gather together, and I will lead you in prayer the way the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed." So the people gathered, and he asked: Is there anyone among you who is not one of you (from this tribe)? They said: No, except a son of one of our sisters. He said: The son of the people's sister is one of them. Then he called for a vessel and performed ablution from it: he rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose, washed his face three times and his hands three times, wiped his head and the tops of his feet, then stepped forward and led them in the Zuhr prayer, and he recited Surah al-Fatihah loudly enough for those standing near him to hear.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Come, let me show you how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray." Then he stood and said the takbir when bowing and when prostrating, and when he rose from the sitting after two rak'ahs he said the takbir.

Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will certainly lead you in prayer the way the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed." So he called for water for ablution and performed ablution, then stood for the prayer. He lined up the men in a row and lined up the boys in a row behind them, then he kept saying the takbir when prostrating, when raising his head, and when standing up after two rak'ahs, then he gave the salam to his right and to his left.
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Abd al-Rahman bin Ghanm is not mentioned in this narration.

Abd al-Rahman bin Ghanm narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Amir or Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me - by Allah, he did not lie to me - that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "There will certainly be people in my Ummah who will regard silk, wine and musical instruments as lawful. And some people will camp beside a mountain, with their livestock coming back to them in the evening. A man in need will come to them, and they will say to him: 'Come back to us tomorrow.' Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will send punishment upon them by night and bring the mountain down upon them, and He will transform others into monkeys and pigs until the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: Whoever resolves to go out in My path to fight, seeking My pleasure, affirming My promise and believing in My messengers, he is under the guarantee of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: either He will cause him to die in the army by whatever death He wills and admit him to Paradise, or he will travel on under the protection of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, however long his absence may be, until He returns him to his family with whatever reward and spoils he has gained." And he said: "Whoever sets out in the path of Allah and then dies or is killed, or is thrown by his horse or camel, or is stung by a venomous creature, or dies on his bed by whatever death Allah wills, he is a martyr."

Malik bin Abi Maryam al-Hakami (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Abd al-Rahman bin Ghanm al-Ash'ari came to Damascus, and a group of us gathered around him. We mentioned tila' (a drink made from the juice of dates or grapes); some of us permitted it and some of us disliked it. After we had discussed it, I came to him, and he said: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), narrating from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Some people of my Ummah will certainly drink wine, calling it by a name other than its own, and musical instruments and singing girls will be played over their heads. Allah will cause the earth to swallow them, and He will make some of them into monkeys and pigs."

Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the completion of righteousness? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That you do in secret the same deeds you do openly."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer, and when he had finished his prayer he turned his blessed face towards the people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, and when he bowed he said "Subhan Allahi wa bihamdihi (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him)" three times, then he raised his head.