Anas (b. Malik) was asked about the old age of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) . He said: Allah did not blemish him with white hair.

Jabir reported that he heard Mu'awiyah say in his address that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) died at the age of sixty-three, so was the case with Abu Bakr (RA) and 'Umar, and I (am now) sixty-three.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Qatada.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: It is not meant for a servant of Mine that he should say: I am better than Yunus bin Matta (peace be upon him).

Abu al-Aliya said: The son of the uncle of your Prophet (ﷺ) , i. e. Ibn Abbas (RA) , reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is not meant for a servant that he should say: I am better than Yunus bin Matta (and this Matta) is the name of his father.

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If I were to choose a bosom friend I would have definitely chosen Abu Bakr (RA) as my bosom friend, but he is my brother and my companion and Allah, the Exalted and Gliorious. has taken your brother and companion (meaning Prophet (ﷺ) himself) as a friend.

Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If I were to choose from my Umma anyone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr.

'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If I were to choose as my bosom friend I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr) as my bosom friend.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) through another chain of transrritters.

Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) left ' Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RA) behind him (as he proceeded) to the expedition of Tabuk, whereupon he ('Ali) said: Allah's Messenger, are you leaving me behind amongst women 4nd children? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Aren't you satisfied with being unto me what Aaron was unto Moses (ؑ) but with this exception that there would be no prophet after me.

Sa'd reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying to 'Ali (RA) : Aren't you satisfied with being unto me what Aaron was unto Moses (ؑ)?

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ali through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Simak and the hadith transmitted on the authority of Shu'bah (the words are): When they intended to feed her (Sa'd'. s mother), they opened her mouth with the help of a stick and then put the feed in her mouth, and in the same hadith the words are: He struck the nose of Sa'd and it was injured and Sa'd had (the mark) of wound on his nose.

Hudhaifa reported that the people of Najran came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: Allah's Messenger, send along with us a man of trust; whereupon he said: I would definitely send to you a man of trust, a man of trust in the true sense of the term. Thereupon his Companions looked up eagerly and he sent Abu Ubaida bin Jarrah.

Al-Bara' b. Azib reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) with Al-Hasan b. 'Ali placed upon his shoulders and he was saying: O Allah, I love him, and love him Thou.

Abu Musa reported Allali's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There are many persons amongst men who are quite perfect but there are not perfect amongst women except Mary, daughter of 'Imran, Asiya wife of Pharaoh, and the excellence of 'A'isha as compared to women is that of Tharid over all other foods.

'A'isha reported: I heard that never a prophet dies until he is given an option to opt the life of (this) world or that of the Hereafter. She further said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say in his last illness in which he' died. I heard him saying in gruffness of the voice: Along with those persons upon whom Allah bestowed favours from amongst the Apostles, the testifiers of truth, the martyrs, the pious and goodly company are they (iv. 69). (It was on bearing these words) that I thought that he had been given choice (and he opted to live with these pious persons in the Paradise).

Abu Musa (RA) reported: I came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and thought that 'Abdullah was amongst the members of the family, or like that.

Abu Ishaq reported that he heard Abu'l-Ahwas say: I was along with Abu Musa and Abu Mas'ud as Ibn Mas'ud died and one of them said to the other: Do you find one like him besides him? Thereupon he said: Do you say this (no one can be his rival)? He was admitted (to the company of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ)) whereas we were detained and he had been present in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) whereas we had been absent.

This tradition has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'bah through A'mash, but there is a difference of order of the four.

Masruq reported: They made a mention of Ibn Mas'ud before 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA) , whereupon he said: He is a person whose love is always fresh in my heart after I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Learn the recitation of the Qur'an from four persons: from Ibn Mas'ud, Salim, the ally of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Ubayy bin Ka'b: I have been commanded to recite to you the Sura (al- Bayyinah) which opens with these words (Lam Yakunil-ladhiyna Kafaruu) He said: Has he mentioned to you my name? He said: Yes; thereupon he shed tears of joy.

Al-Bara' reported that a garment of silk was presented to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . His Companions touched it and admired its softness; there- upon he said: Do you admire the softness of this (cloth)? The handkerchiefs of Sa'd bin Mu'adh in Paradise are better than this.

Anas reported the king of Dumat al-Jandal presented to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the garment and lie made no mention (of the fact) that he prohibited the use of silk.

Anas reported that Umm Sulaim said (to the Holy Prophet) Allah's Messenger, here is your servant Anas, invoke blessings of Allah upon him. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: O Allah, make an increase in his wealth, and progeny, and confer blessings upon him in everything Thou hast bestowed upon him.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'bah with the same chain of transmitters.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported that a woman from the Ansar came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood aside with her and said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, you are dearest to me amongst the people. He repeated it thrice.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Ansar are my family and my trusted friends. and the people would increase in number whereas they (the Ansar) would become less and less, so appreciate the deeds of those from amongst them who do good and overlook their failings.

Abu Usaid reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The worthiest clans of the Ansar are Banu Najjar, thereafter Banu al-Ashhal; thereafter Banu Harith bin Banu Khazraj; thereafter Banu Sa'idah and there is goodness in all clans of the Ansar. Sa'd said: I see that he (the Holy Prophet) has placed others above us. It was said to (him): He has placed you above many others.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: I set out along with Jabrir bin 'Abdullah al-Bajali on a journey and he used to serve me. I said to him: Don't do that. Thereupon he said: I have seen Ansar doing this with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . I swore by Allah whenever I accompany any one of the Ansar, I would serve him and Ibn Muthanni, and Ibn Bashshir made this addition in their narrations: Jarir was older than Anas, and Ibn Bashshir said: He was of a more advanced age as compared with Anas. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) invoked blessings for the tribes of Ghifar and Aslam.

Abu Dharr (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: To the tribe of Aslam Allah has granted safety and to the tribe of Ghifar Allah has granted pardon.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'bah with the same chain of transmitters.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The tribes of Ashja', Ghifar and Muzaina and from the tribe of Juhaina they are better than Banu Tamim, Banu Amir and the allies of Asad and Ghatfan.

Abu Bakra (RA) reported from his father that al-Aqra' bin Habis reported that he came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to him: How did the tribes of Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina (and I think he also said Juhaina and the narrator is in doubt about it) owe allegiance to you, whereas they plundered the pilgrims? Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:" you were to say that Aslam, Ghifar, Muzaina and I think Juhaina are better than Banu Tamim, Banu 'Amir and Asad, Ghatfan, then would these people (of latter group of tribes) be in loss? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, these people are better than Banu Tamim, Banu Amir, Asad and Ghatfan, and in this hadith of Abu Shaiba (these words are not found) that Muhammad (the narrator) had a doubt about.

This hadith has been transmitted by Mansur on the authority of Abu al-Ahwas and Jarir with a slight variation of wording.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) through another chain of transmitters (but with this variation) that Abu Hurairah (RA) said: I do not know whether he (the Holy Prophet) said (these words:" Then next") twice or thrice.

Imran bin Husain reported Allah's-Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The best among you (are) the people (who belong to) my age. Then those next to them, then those next to them, then those next to them. 'Imran said: I do not know whether Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said twice or thrice (the words:" Then next") after (saying) about his (own age but he then said): Then after them (after successors or those who would succeed them) would come a people who would give evidence before they are asked for it, and would be dishonest and not trustworthy, who would make vows but would not fulfil them, and would be significant in being bulky.

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.