laughing so heartily that I could see his uvula; rather, he would simply smile.” Agreed upon.

Samaak ibn Harb said: “I asked Jaabir ibn Samurah, ‘Did you sit with the Prophet ﷺ?’ He replied, ‘Yes, often. He would not rise from the spot where he had prayed until the sun had come up. The people would then converse, recalling events from the pre-Islamic days; they would laugh, and he would merely smile.’ Reported by Muslim.

Layth ibn Saʿd related—from al-Walīd ibn Abī al-Walīd—that Sulaymaan ibn Khaarijah told him, on the authority of his father, that a group of men once visited Zayd ibn Thaabit and said to him, “Tell us something about the character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” He replied, “I was his neighbor. Whenever revelation descended, he would summon me; I would come and write it down for him. When we spoke about this world, he joined us; when we spoke about the Hereafter, he joined us; and when we spoke about food, he joined us.”

Israaeel narrated—from Abū Isḥaaq, from Haarithah ibn Muḍarrib—that ʿAlī said: “On the Day of Badr we took shelter behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He was the fiercest of people in battle, and none of us was closer to the enemy than he.”

Sufyaan (al-Thawri) narrated—from Muḥammad ibn al-Munkadir—who said: “I heard Jaabir say: The Prophet ﷺ was never asked for anything and responded with ‘No.’” Agreed upon.

Yoonus related—from al-Zuhrī, from ʿAbdullāh, from Ibn ʿAbbaas: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most generous of people, and he was never more generous than in Ramaḍān.” Agreed upon.

Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl narrated—from Moosā ibn Anas, from his father, who said: “A man came …”