It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: Verily Allah forgave my people the evil promptings which arise within their hearts as long as they did not speak about them or did not act upon them.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: Verily the Great and Mighty Allah forgave my people the evil promptings arising in their minds, but they neither talked about them nor acted upon them.

lmrin bin Husain reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in Zuhr or 'Asr prayer (noon or the afternoon prayer). (On concluding it) he said: Who recited behind me (the verses): Sabbih Isma Rabbik al-a'la (Glorify the name of thy Lord, the Most High)? There upon a person said: It was I, but I intended nothing but goodness. I felt that some one of you was disputing with me in it (or he was taking out from my tongue what I was reciting), said the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) .

'Imran bin Husain reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed the Zuhr prayer and a person recited Sabbih Isma Rabbik al-a'la (Glorify the name of thy Lord, the Most High) behind him. When he (the Holy Prophet) concluded the prayer he said: Who amongst you recited (the above-mentioned verse) or who amongst you was the reciter? A person said: It was I. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) observed: I thought as if someone amongst you was disputing with me (in what I was reciting).

'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger as saying: The two rak'ahs at dawn are better than this world and what it contains.

'A'isha reported that the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said about the two (supererogatory) rak'ahs of the dawn: They are dearer to me than the whole world.

Ibn Abi Adi narrated from Sa'id (ibn Abi 'Arubah), who narrated from Qatadah, who narrated from Zurara that (Sa'd bin Hisham bin 'Amir, a close relative of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him) intended to fight (jihad) in the way of Allah. He came to Madinah Munawwarah and wanted to sell a property he owned there so that he could acquire weapons and horses and wage jihad against the Romans until death. When he arrived in Madinah, he met some people from among the people of Madinah, who stopped him from this intention and informed him that a group of six people had intended to do the same during the blessed life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had stopped them. He said: "Is there not an example for you in my way?" So when those people told him this, he returned to his wife, whom he had already divorced, and took witnesses for his return to her. Then he went to Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked him about the Witr (including Qiyam al-Layl) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Shall I not inform you of the person who knows the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) better than all the people on the face of the earth?" Sa'd said: "Who is that?" He said: "Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), go to her and ask, then come back to me and tell me her answer." (Sa'd said:) I set out towards her and first went to Hakim bin Aflah and asked him to come with me to Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). He said: "I will not go to her because I had stopped her from saying anything about those two groups (who fought each other), but she did not accept anything except to continue in the same way regarding them." (Sa'd said:) I made him swear, so he came with me. We set out towards Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and sought permission to enter. She granted us permission and we entered her house (door). She said: "Is it Hakim?" She recognized him. He said: "Yes." She said: "Who is with you?" He said: "Sa'd bin Hisham." She asked: "Who is Hisham?" He said: "The son of 'Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) (bin Umayyah al-Ansari)." She prayed for mercy for him and spoke words of goodness. Qatadah said: He ('Amir, may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred in the Battle of Uhud. I said: "O Mother of the Believers! Tell me about the noble character of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." She said: "Do you not recite the Qur'an?" I said: "Why not!" She said: "The character of the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the Qur'an itself (his life and conduct were a practical example of the Qur'an)." He said: "Upon this, I wished to get up (and leave) and never ask anyone anything until death, but suddenly it occurred to me, so I said: 'Tell me about the (night) standing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).' She said: 'Do you not recite «يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ»?' I said: 'Why not!' She said: 'At the beginning of this Surah, Allah made standing at night obligatory, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions stood (in prayer) for a whole year, and Allah withheld the last verses of this Surah in the heavens for twelve months, until Allah revealed the command of lightening at the end of this Surah, so after standing at night was made obligatory, it became voluntary.' Sa'd said: 'I said: O Mother of the Believers! Tell me about the Witr of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).' She said: 'We used to prepare the miswak and water for ablution for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah would awaken him at night whenever He willed. He would use the miswak, perform ablution, and then pray nine rak'ahs, in which he would not sit except in the eighth rak'ah. Then he would remember Allah, praise Him, and supplicate, then stand up without saying salam, then stand and pray the ninth rak'ah, then sit, remember Allah, praise Him, and supplicate, then say salam, which we would hear. Then after salam, he would sit and pray two rak'ahs, so my son! These are eleven rak'ahs. Then when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) grew older and (his body) became heavier (his blessed body became heavy), he began to pray seven witr, and in the two rak'ahs he would do as he did before (praying them sitting), so my son! These are nine rak'ahs. And whenever the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed any prayer, he liked to remain constant upon it, and when sleep or illness overcame him and he could not stand at night, he would pray twelve rak'ahs during the day. I do not know that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ever recited the entire Qur'an in one night, nor did he ever pray until morning in any night, nor did he ever fast a whole month except in Ramadan.' (Sa'd said:) Then I went to Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and narrated to him her (Aisha's, may Allah be pleased with her) hadith, so he said: 'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) has spoken the truth. If I were near her or used to go to her house, I would have gone to her so that she could narrate this hadith to me face to face.' (Sa'd said:) I said: 'If I had known that you do not visit her, I would not have narrated her hadith to you.' (This Sa'd was eventually martyred in the land of India.)

Zurara bin Aufa said that Sa'd bin Hisham divorced his wife, and then proceeded to Madinah to sell his property, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Sa'd bin Hisham reported: I went to 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas and asked him about the Witr prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as recorded in this event. She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Who is that Hisham? I said: Son of 'Amir. She said: What a fine man 'Amir was! He died as a martyr in the Battle of Uhud.

Zurara bin Aufa reported that Sa'd bin Hisham was his neighbour and he informed him that he had divorced his wife and he narrated the hadith like the one transmitted by Sa'd. She ('A'isha) said: Who is Hisham? He said: The son of 'Amir. She said: What a fine man he was; he participated in the Battle of Uhud along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . Hakim bin Aflah said: If I ever knew that you do not go to 'A'isha, I would not have informed you about her hadith (So that you would have gone to her and heard it from her orally).

'A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) missed the night prayer due to pain or any other reason, he observed twelve rak'ahs during the daytime.

'A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) decided upon doing any act, he continued to do it, and when he slept at night or fell sick he observed twelve rak'ahs during the daytime. I am not aware of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) observing prayer during the whole of the night till morning, or observing fast for a whole month continuously except that of Ramadan.

'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (as saying): One who is proficient in the Qur'an is associated with the noble, upright, recording angels; and he who falters in it, and finds it difficult for him, will have a double reward.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: When a woman spends the night away from the bed of her husband, the angels curse her until morning.

Imran bin Husain reported: Ya'la bin Munya or Ibn Umayya fought with a person, and the one bit the hand of the other. And he tried to draw his hand from his mouth and thus his foreteeth were pulled out. They referred their dispute to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , whereupon he said: Does any one of you bite as the camel bites? So there is no blood-wit for it.

'Imran bin Husain reported that a person bit the arm of another person; he pulled it out and his foretooth fell down. This matter was taken to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , and he turned it down saying: Did you want to eat his flesh?

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Imran bin Husain through another chain of transmitters (and the words are): The best generation of this Umma is the generation to which I have been sent, then the next one, and there is an addition in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Abu 'Awana (and the words are): And Allah knows best whether he made a mention of the third (generation) or not; the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Zahdam on the authority of 'Imran. And in the hadith transmitted by Hisham on the authority of Qatada there is an addition of these words: They take an oath whereas they are not asked to take.

Usair bin Jabir reported that when people from Yemen came to help (the Muslim army at the time of jihad) he asked them: Is there amongst you Uwais bin 'Amir? (He continued finding him out) until he met Uwais. He said: Are you Uwais bin , Amir? He said: Yes. He said: Are you from the tribe of Qaran? He said: Yes. He (Hadrat) 'Umar (again) said: Did you suffer from leprosy and then you were cured from it but for the space of a dirham? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: Is your mother (living)? He said: Yes. He ('Umar) said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: There would come to you Uwais bin Amir with the reinforcement from the people of Yemen. (He would be) from Qaran, (the branch) of Murid. He had been suffering from leprosy from which he was cured but for a spot of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been excellent. If he were to take an oath in the name of Allah, He would honour that. And if it is possible for you, then do ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from your Lord). So he (Uwais) begged forgiveness for him. Umar said: Where do you intend to go? He said: To Kufa. He ('Umar) said: Let me write a letter for you to its governor, whereupon he (Uwais) said: I love to live amongst the poor people. When it was the next year, a person from among the elite (of Kufa) performed Hajj and he met Umar. He asked him about Uwais. He said: I left him in a state with meagre means of sustenance. (Thereupon) Umar said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There would come to you Uwais bin 'Amir, of Qaran, a branch (of the tribe) of Murid, along with the reinforcement of the people of Yemen. He had been suffering from leprosy which would have been cured but for the space of a dirham. His treatment with his mother would have been very kind. If he would take an oath in the name of Allah (for something) He would honour it. Ask him to beg forgiveness for you (from Allah) in case it is possible for you. So he came to Uwais and said.: Beg forgiveness (from Allah) for me. He (Uwais) said: You have just come from a sacred journey (Hajj) ; you, therefore, ask forgiveness for me. He (the person who had performed Hajj) said: Ask forgiveness for me (from Allah). He (Uwais again) said: You have just come from the sacred journey, so you ask forgiveness for me. (Uwais further) said: Did you meet Umar? He said: Yes. He (Uwais) then begged forgiveness for him (from Allah). So the people came to know about (the status of religious piety) of Uwais. He went away (from that place). Usair said: His clothing consisted of a mantle, and whosoever saw him said: From where did Uwais get this mantle?

A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: He who loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him. I ('A'isha) said: Allah's Apostle, so far as the feeling of aversion against death is concerned, we all have this feeling. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: It is not that (which you construe), but (this) that when a believer (at the time of death) is given the glad tidings of the mercy of Allah, His Pleasure, and of Paradise, he loves to meet Allah, and Allah also loves to meet him, and when an unbeliever is given the news of the torment at the Hand of Allah, and Hardship to be imposed by Him, he dislikes to meet Allah and Allah also abhors to meet him.