Ibn 'Umar said, "Two men came from the east as orators in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They stood up, spoke and then sat down. Thabit ibn Qays, the orator of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and spoke and the people liked what he said. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and said, 'O people, say what you have to say. seeking to present words is the best manner is from Shaytan.' Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'There is some magic in eloquence.'"

Anas said, "A man gave a speech in the presence of 'Umar and said a lot. 'Umar said, 'Too many words in orations comes from the skills of shaytan.'"

Abu Yazid or Ma'n ibn Yazid reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Gather in your mosques. When the people are gathered, come and tell me.' The first of those to whom he came was us and he sat down. One of the speakers spoke and said, 'Praise be to Allah. No praise can be directed to anyone except Him nor is there any escape without Him.' The Prophet got angry, stood up and we blamed one another. Then he went to another mosque and sat in it. We sent to him and spoke to him. He came with us and sat where he had been sitting or near to it. Then he said, 'Praise be to Allah who puts whatever He wishes before Him and whatever He wishes behind Him. There is some magic in eloquence.' Then he commanded us and taught us."

A'isha said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) was sleepless one night and said, 'Would that a man of righteous action among my Companions would come and guard me tonight!' Then he heard the sound of weapons. He asked, 'Who is it?' 'Sa'd,' came the answer. Sa'd said, 'Messenger of Allah, I have come to guard you.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slept and we heard him snore."

Anas ibn Malik, "There was some alarm in Madina and the Prophet (ﷺ) borrowed a horse belonging to Abu Talha called al-Mandub. He rode it, and when he returned he said, 'We did not see anything and he found the horse to be a sea."

Nafi' said, "Ibn 'Umar used to strike his son for making grammatical mistakes."