When he reached his house he said, “My son, take the horse’s saddle, for it is only on loan.” He removed the saddle, and the horse immediately died.

On another occasion in Ahwaz he became extremely hungry, so he asked Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to feed him. Behind him there suddenly fell a basket of fresh dates wrapped in a silk cloth. He ate the dates, and the cloth remained with his wife for some time afterward.

One night, while he was praying in a woodland thicket, a lion approached him. When he concluded the prayer with the salām, he said to it, “Seek your provision somewhere else.” The lion turned away, roaring as it left.

During the days of the Battle of al-Ḥarra, Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyib used to hear the call to prayer coming from the grave of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at each prayer time, even though the mosque was deserted and no one remained there but him.

A man from the tribe of al-Nakhaʿ was traveling with a donkey that died on the road. His companions said to him, “Come, let us divide your load among our mounts.” He replied, “Give me a moment.” He then performed ablution with great care, prayed two units, and supplicated to Allah. Allah brought his donkey back to life, and he loaded his belongings onto it once more.

When Uways al-Qaranī died, the people found burial shrouds among his clothes that had not been with him before. They also found a grave already dug for him, complete with a niche, carved into a rock. They buried him there and wrapped him in those very shrouds.

One day ʿAmr ibn ʿUqbah ibn Furqad was praying in the fiercest midday heat