Thabit narrated from Abdullah bin Rabah, and he narrated from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us and said: "You will keep traveling throughout your evening and night, and if Allah wills, you will reach water by tomorrow." The people set out, and no one even looked back at another. Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In this state, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept walking until half the night had passed. I was walking by his side. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became drowsy and leaned to one side on his mount. I came to him and, without waking him, supported him until he sat upright on his mount. Then he continued walking until most of the night had passed, and again he leaned (to one side) on his mount. He said: I supported him without waking him until he sat upright on his mount. He said: Then he continued walking until it was the last part of the pre-dawn time, and then he leaned again, this time more than the previous two times, and it was close that he would fall from the camel. I came to him and supported him, so he raised his blessed head and said: "Who is this?" I said: Abu Qatadah. He said: "Since when have you been traveling with me like this?" I said: I have been traveling like this since the night. He said: "May Allah protect you as you have protected His Prophet." Then he said: "Do you see (that) we are hidden from the people?" Then he asked: "Do you see anyone (else)?" I said: Here is one rider. Then I said: Here is another rider, until we gathered and became seven riders. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) moved aside from the road, then put his head down (and lay down), then said: "Take care of our prayer for us." Then the first to wake up was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself, and the sun was shining on his back. He said: We stood up in a state of great anxiety. Then he said: "Mount up." We mounted and set out until, when the sun had risen high, he dismounted. Then he asked for the ablution vessel which was with me, and there was some water in it. He said: Then he performed a light ablution from it, less than a complete ablution, and some water remained in it. Then he said to me, Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Keep our ablution vessel safe for us, there will be a matter concerning it." Then Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) called the adhan for prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed two rak'ahs, then he led the morning prayer as he used to do. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted, and we mounted with him. He said: Some of us began whispering to each other about what expiation there was for our shortcoming in the prayer. Upon this, he said: "Is there not an example for you in my action?" Then he said: "Know that there is no shortcoming in sleep (overcoming someone). The shortcoming is for the one who does not pray until the time of the next prayer comes after waking up. Whoever does so, let him pray when he wakes up, and when the next day comes, let him pray at its time." Then he said: "What do you think the (other) people have done?" He said: Then he said: "The people, when morning came, found their Prophet missing. Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is behind you; he would not leave you behind. (Other) people said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is ahead of you. If they follow the words of Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), they will be on the right path." He said: We reached the people when the day had risen and everything was hot, and they were saying: O Messenger of Allah! We are dying of thirst. So he said: "No destruction has come upon you." Then he said: "Let my small cup come to me." He said: Then the vessel of ablution water was brought, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept pouring (from it into the cup), and Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) kept giving people to drink. Not much time passed before the people saw the little water left in the ablution vessel, and they crowded around it. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Adopt a good manner, each of you will quench his thirst well." He said: The people did so, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept pouring water (into the cup), and I kept giving people to drink until none remained except me and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) poured water again and said to me: "Drink." I said: O Messenger of Allah! I will not drink until you drink. He said: "The one who gives water to the people drinks last among them." He said: Then I drank, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also drank. He said: After that, the people reached the (next) water in such a state that all their vessels were filled with water and they were well satiated. (Thabit said) Abdullah bin Rabah said: I will narrate this hadith to all the people in the main mosque. Then Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O young man! Be careful how you narrate the hadith; I was also among the riders of the caravan that night. He said: I said: You know this hadith better. So he asked: Which tribe are you from? I said: From the Ansar. He said: Narrate the hadith, you are more aware of your own traditions (Among the Ansar, Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) observed the whole incident most closely, and he was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) throughout the event, and Abdullah bin Rabah, who heard from him, was also from the Ansar.) He said: I narrated the hadith to the people, so Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was also present that night, and I do not think anyone remembered it as you have remembered it.

Abu Qatadah (RA) reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in a journey he got down for rest at night, and he used to lie down on his right side, and when he lay down for rest before the dawn, he used to stretch his forearm and place his head over his palm.

Ubayy bin Ka'b said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: O Abu' al-Mundhir, do you know the verse from the Book of Allah which, according to you, is the greatest? I said: Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ) know best. He again said: Abu'l-Mundhir, do you know the verse from the Book of Allah which, according to you, is the greatest? I said: Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Eternal. Thereupon he struck me on my breast and said: May knowledge be pleasant for you, O Abu'l-Mundhir!

It has been narrated by 'Abdullah bin Rabah from Abu Hurairah (RA) , who said: Many deputations came to Mu'awiyah. This was in the month of Ramadan. We would prepare food for one another. Abu Hurairah (RA) was one of those who frequently invited us to his house. I said: Should I not prepare food and invite them to my place? So I ordered meals to be prepared Then I met Abu Hurairah (RA) in the evening and said: (You will have) your meals with me tonight. He said: You have forestalled me. I said: Yes, and invited them. (When they had finished with the meals) Abu Hurairah (RA) said: Should I not tell yon a tradition from your traditions, O ye assembly of the Ansar? He then gave an account of the Conquest of Makkah and said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) advanced until he reached Makkah. He deputed Zubair on his right flank and Khalid on the left, and he despatched Abu Ubaida with the force that had no armour. They advanced to the interior of the valley. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in the midst of a large contingent of fighters. He saw me and said: Abu Hurairah (RA) . I said: I am here at your call, Messenger of Allah. He said: Let no one come to me except the Ansar, so call to me the Ansar (only). Abu Hurairah (RA) continued: So they gathered round him. The Quraish also gathered their ruffians and their (lowly) followers, and said: We send these forward. If they get anything, we shall be with them (to share it), and if misfortune befalls them, we shall pay (as compensation) whatever we are asked for. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said (to the Ansar): You see the ruffians and the (lowly) followers of the Quraish. And he indicated by (striking) one of his hands over the other that they should be killed and said: Meet me at as-Safa. Then we went on (and) if any one of us wanted that a certain person should be killed, he was killed, and none could offer any resistance. Abu Hurairah (RA) continued: Then came Abu Sufyan (RA) and said: Messenger of Allah, the blood of the Quraish has become very cheap. There will be no Quraish from this day on. Then he (the Holy Prophet) said: Who enters the house of Abu Sufyan (RA) , he will be safe. Some of the Ansar whispered among themselves: (After all), love for his city and tenderness towards his relations have overpowered him. Abu Hurairah (RA) said: (At this moment) revelation came to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and when he was going to receive the Revelation, we understood it, and when he was (actually) receiving it, none of us would dare raise his eyes to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) until the revelation came to an end. When the revelation came to an end, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: O ye Assembly of the Ansar! They said: Here we are at your disposal, Messenger of Allah. He said: You were saying that love for his city and tenderness towards his people have overpowered this man. They said: So it was. He said: No, never. I am a bondman of God and His Messenger. I migrated towards God and towards you. I will live with you and will die with you. So, they (the Ansar) turned towards him in tears and they were saying: By Allah, we said what we said because of our tenacious attachment to Allah and His Messenger. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Surely, Allah and His Messenger testify to your assertions and accept your apology. The narrator continued: People turned to the house of Abu Sufyan (RA) and people locked their doors. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) proceeded until he approached the (Black) Stone. He kissed it and circumambulated the Ka’bah. He reached near an idol by the side of the Ka’bah which was worshipped by the people. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a bow in his hand, and he was holding it from a corner. When he came near the idol, he began to pierce its eyes with the bow and (while doing so) was saying: Truth has been established and falsehood has perished. When he had finished the circumambulation, he came to Safa', ascended it to a height from where he could see the Ka’bah, raised his hands (in prayer) and began to praise Allah and prayed what he wanted to pray.

It has been narrated on the authority of'Abdullah bin Rabah who said: We came to Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan (RA) as a deputation and Abu Hurairah (RA) was among us. Each of us would prepare food for his companions turn by turn for a day. (Accordingly) when it was my turn I said: Abu Hurairah (RA) , it is my turn today. So they came to my place. The food was not yet ready, so I said to Abu Hurairah (RA) : I wish you could narrate to us a tradition from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) until the food was ready. (Complying with my request) Abu Hurairah (RA) said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of the Conquest of Makkah. He appointed Khalid bin Walid as commander of the right flank, Zubair as commander of the left flank, and Abu 'Ubaida as commander of the foot-soldiers (who were to advance) to the interior of the valley. He (then) said: Abu Hurairah (RA) , call the Ansar to me. So I called out to them and they came hurriedly. He said: O ye Assembly of the Ansaar, do you see the ruffians of the Quraish? They said: Yes. He said: See, when you meet them tomorrow, wipe them out. He hinted at this with his hand, placing his right hand on his left and said: You will meet us at as-Safa'. ( Abu Hurairah (RA) continued): Whoever was seen by them that day was put to death. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ascended the mount of as-Safa'. The Ansar also came there and surrounded the mount. Then came Abu Sufyan (RA) and said: Messenger ot Allah, the Quraish have perished. No member of the Quraish tribe will survive this day. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Who enters the house of Abu Safyan will be safe, who lays down arms will be safe, who locks his door will be safe. (Some of) the Ansar said: (After all) the man has been swayed by tenderness towards his family and love for his city. At this, Divine inspiration descended upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . He said: You were saying that the man has been swayed by tenderness towards his family and love for his city. Do you know what my name is? I am Muhammad, the bondman of God and His Messenger. (He repeated this thrice.) I left my native place for the sake of Allah and joined you. So I will live with you and die with you. Now the Ansar said: By God, we said (that) only out of our greed for Allah and His Messenger. He said: Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ) testify to you and accept your apology.

'Abdullah bin 'Umar reported: I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the morning and he heard the voice of two persons who had an argumentation with each other about a verse. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) came to us (and) the (signs) of anger could be seen on his face. He said: Verily, the (peoples) before you were ruined because of their disputation in the Book.