The Holy Prophet (pbuh) forbade the discussion of thorny questions.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: If anyone is given a legal decision ignorantly, the sin rests on the one who gave it. Sulayman al-Mahri added in his version: If anyone advises his brother, knowing that guidance lies in another direction, he has deceived him. These are the wordings of Sulayman.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: He who is asked something he knows and conceals it will have a bridle of fire put on him on the Day of Resurrection.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: You hear (from me), and others will hear from you; and people will hear from them who heard from you.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: I swear by Allah, it will be better for you that Allah should give guidance to one man through your ageency than that you should acquire the red ones among the camels.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: relate traditions from the children of Isra'il; there is no harm.

The Prophet (pbuh) used to relate to us traditions from the children of Isra'il till morning came; he would not get up except for obligatory prayer.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: If anyone acquires knowledge of things by which Allah's good pleasure is sought, but acquires it only to get some worldly advantage, he will not experience the arf, i.e. the odour, of Paradise.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: That I sit in the company of the people who remember Allah the Exalted from morning prayer till the sun rises is clearer to me than that I emancipate four slaves from the children of Isra'il, and that I sit with the people who remember Allah from afternoon prayer till the sun sets is dearer to me than that I emancipate four slaves.

The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Gabriel (pbuh) led me in prayer at the House (i.e. the Ka'bah). He prayed the noon prayer with me when the sun had passed the meridian to the extent of the thong of a sandal; he prayed the afternoon prayer with me when the shadow of everything was as long as itself; he prayed the sunset prayer with me when one who is fasting breaks the fast; he prayed the night prayer with me when the twilight had ended; and he prayed the dawn prayer with me when food and drink become forbidden to one who is keeping the fast. On the following day he prayed the noon prayer with me when his shadow was as long as himself; he prayed the afternoon prayer with me when his shadow was twice as long as himself; he prayed the sunset prayer at the time when one who is fasting breaks the fast; he prayed the night prayer with me when about the third of the night had passed; and he prayed the dawn prayer with me when there was a fair amount of light. Then turning to me he said: Muhammad, this is the time observed by the prophets before you, and the time is anywhere between two times.

We waited for the Prophet (pbuh) to offer the night prayer. He delayed until people thought that he would not come out and some of us said that he had offered the prayer. At the moment when we were in this condition the Prophet (pbuh) came out. People said to him as they were already saying. He said: Observe this prayer when it is dark, for by it you have been made superior to all the peoples, no people having observed it before you.

The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) was asked: Which of the actions is best? He replied: Observing prayer early in its period. Al-Khuza'i narrated in his version from his aunt named Umm Farwah who took the oath of allegiance to the Prophet (pbuh): He was questioned.

A man from Basrah said: Tell me what you heard from the Apostle of Allah (pbuh). He said: I heard the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) say: No one will enter Hell who has prayed before the rising of the sun and before its setting (meaning the dawn and the afternoon prayers). He said three times: Have you heard it from him? He replied: Yes, each time saying: My ears heard it and my heart memorised it. The man then said: And I heard him (the Prophet) say that.

We proceeded with the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) on the occasion of al-Hudaybiyyah. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) said: Who will keep watch for us? Bilal said: I (shall do). The overslept till the sun arose. The Prophet (pbuh) awoke and said: Do as you used to do (i.e. offer prayer as usual). Then we did accordingly. He said: Anyone who oversleeps or forgets (prayer) should do similarly.

The Prophet (pbuh) said: The Last Hour will not come until people vie with one another about mosques.