The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me some words to say in Qunootal-Witr "O Allah, guide me along with those whom You have guided, pardon me along with those whom You have pardoned, protect me along with those whom You protect, and bless for me that which You have bestowed. Protect me from the evil You have decreed, for verily, You decree and none can decree over You. For surety, he whom You protect is never abased. O our Lord, Blessed and Exalted are You.”

A man [i.e., ‘Ali] left you yesterday whom none of the early ones surpassed in knowledge and none of the later ones will ever catch up with him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would send him with the banner, Jibreel on his right side and Mika"eel on his left, and he would not give up until victory was granted to him.

al-Hasan bin "Ali addressed us after "Ali (رضي الله عنه) was killed. He said: A man left you yesterday whom none of the early ones surpassed in knowledge and none of the latter ones will ever catch up with him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would send him and give him the banner, and he would not give up until victory had been granted to him. He did not leave behind any yellow or white (i.e., gold or silver) except seven hundred dirhams of his stipend that he was keeping to buy a servant for his family.

he narrated a hadeeth like that of Yoonus.

a funeral passed by them and the people stood up but he did not stand up. Al-Hasan said: Why did you do that? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) only stood up because he was offended by the smell of the Jew.

What do you remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: I remember that I took a date from the zakah dates and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took it out, with the saliva on it, and put it back with the dates. A man said to him: What is wrong if he eats this date? He said: "We do not consume charity.” And he used to say: "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt, for honesty leads to tranquility but dishonesty leads to doubt.” And he used to teach us this supplication: “O Allah, guide me along with those whom You have guided, pardon me along with those whom You have pardoned, protect me along with those whom You have protected, and bless for me that which You have bestowed. Protect me from the evil You have decreed, for he whom You protect is never abased." And perhaps he said: “Blessed and Exalted are You, our Lord."

What do you remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: He took me into the store room where the zakah was kept, and I took a date from it and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Take it out, for it is not permissible for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) or for any other members of his household."

We were with Hasan bin "Ali and he was asked: What do you remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: I was walking with him and he passed by a store room for the zakah dates. I took a date and put it in my mouth, and he took it out with my saliva on it. One of the people said: What is wrong if you left it? He said: “Charity is not permissible for us, the family of Muhammad." And I learned from him the five prayers.

I was told that a funeral passed by al-Hasan bin "Ali and Ibn "Abbas (رضي الله عنه). Al-Hasan stood up and Ibn "Abbas remained sitting. Al-Hasan said to Ibn "Abbas: Did you not see when a funeral passed by the Prophet (ﷺ) and he stood up? Ibn Abbas said: Yes, and he sat. al-Hasan did not object to what Ibn "Abbas said.

I said to al-Hasan bin "Ali: What do you remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: I remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that I took a date from the zakah dates and put it in my mouth. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took it out, with the saliva on it, and put it with the other dates. It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what is wrong with letting this boy have this date? He said: "We are the family of Muhammad; charity is not permissible for us.” He said: And he used to say: "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt, for honesty leads to tranquility but dishonesty leads to doubt." And he used to teach us this supplication: "O Allah, guide me along with those whom You have guided, pardon me along with those whom You have pardoned, protect me along with those whom You have protected, and bless for me that which You have bestowed. Protect me from the evil You have decreed, for verily, You decree and none can decree over You. For surety, he whom You protect is never abased. "Shu"bah said: And I think he said this too: "Blessed are you, our Lord, and exalted.”

a funeral passed by Ibn "Abbas and al-Hasan bin "Ali; one of them stood up and the other remained seated. The one who stood up said: Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up (sometimes)? He said: Yes, and he remained seated (sometimes).

al-Hasan bin ‘Ali and Ibn "Abbas saw a funeral; one of them stood up and the other remained seated. The one who stood up said: Didn"t the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stand up? The one who remained seated and said: Yes, and he remained seated (sometimes).