Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Your period (i.e. the Muslims' period) in comparison to the periods of the
previous nations, is like the period between the `Asr prayer and sunset. And your example in
comparison to the Jews and the Christians is like the example of a person who employed some
laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me till midday for one Qirat each?' The Jews worked for
half a day for one Qirat each. The person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from midday to the
time of the `Asr (prayer) for one Qirat each?' The Christians worked from midday till the `Asr prayer
for one Qirat. Then the person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from the `Asr till sunset for two
Qirats each?' " The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "It is you (i.e. Muslims) who are doing the work from the `Asr till
sunset, so you will have a double reward. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said, 'We have
done more work but got less wages.' Allah said, 'Have I been unjust to you as regards your rights?'
They said, 'No.' So Allah said, 'Then it is My Blessing which I bestow on whomever I like. "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 60, Hadith 126
Ya`la used to say, "I wish I could see Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at the time he is being inspired Divinely." When
the Prophet (ﷺ) was at Al-Ja'rana and was shaded by a garment hanging over him and some of his
companions were with him, a man perfumed with scent came and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What is
your opinion regarding a man who assumes Ihram and puts on a cloak after perfuming his body with
scent?" The Prophet (ﷺ) waited for a while, and then the Divine Inspiration descended upon him. `Umar
pointed out to Ya`la, telling him to come. Ya`la came and pushed his head (underneath the screen
which was covering the Prophet (ﷺ) ) and behold! The Prophet's face was red and he kept on breathing
heavily for a while and then he was relieved. Thereupon he said, "Where is the questioner who asked
me about `Umra a while ago?" The man was sought and then was brought before the Prophet (ﷺ) who said
(to him), "As regards the scent which you perfumed your body with, you must wash it off thrice, and
as for your cloak, you must take it off; and then perform in your `Umra all those things which you
perform in Hajj."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 66, Hadith 7
While I was with `Abdullah, `Uthman met him at Mina and said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman ! I have
something to say to you." So both of them went aside and `Uthman said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rah. man!
Shall we marry you to a virgin who will make you remember your past days?" When `Abdullah felt
that he was not in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, "O 'Alqama!" Then I heard him
saying (in reply to `Uthman), "As you have said that, (I tell you that) the Prophet (ﷺ) once said to us, 'O
young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to marry,
is recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 67, Hadith 3
“Marwan brought
out
the pulpit on the day of ‘Eid, and he started with the sermon
before
the prayer. A man said: ‘O Marwan, you have gone against the
Sunnah.
You have brought out the pulpit on this day, and it was not
brought
out before, and you have started with the sermon before the
prayer,
and this was not done before.’ Abu Sa’eed said: ‘As for
this man, he
has done his duty. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
say: ‘Whoever
among you sees an evil action and can change it with
his hand (by
taking action), let him change it with his hand. If he
cannot do that,
then with his tongue (by speaking out); and if he
cannot do that, then
with his heart (by hating it and feeling that it
is wrong), and that
is the weakest of faith.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 36, Hadith 88