The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke in a distinct and leisurely manner.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man tells something and then departs, it is a trust.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The most prevalent kind of usury is going to lengths in talking unjustly against a Muslim's honour.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When I was taken up to heaven I passed by people who had nails of copper and were scratching their faces and their breasts. I said: Who are these people, Gabriel? He replied: They are those who were given to back biting and who aspersed people's honour.

Abu Dawud said: Yahya b. 'Uthman has also transmitted it from Baqiyyah, there is no mention of Anas in it.

This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Isa b. Abi ‘Isa al-sailahini from Abu al-Mughirah, as Ibn al-musaffa said.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every sermon which does not contain a tashahhud is like a hand cut off.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came upon me when I was sitting thus: having my left hand behind my back and leaning on the fleshy part of it, and said: Are you sitting in the manner of those with whom Allah is angry?

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: None of my Companions must tell me anything about anyone, for I like to come out to you with no ill-feelings.

‘Umar b. al-khattab and ‘Uthman b. ‘Affan used to do that.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Meetings are confidential except three: those for the purpose of shedding blood unlawfully, or committing fornication, or acquiring property unjustly.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: Messenger of Allah! What is back-biting? He replied: It is saying something about your brother which he would dislike. He was asked again: Tell me how the matter stands if what I say about my brother is true? He replied: If what you say of him is true, you have slandered him, and if what you say of him is not true, you have reviled him.

A desert Arab came and making his camel kneel and tethering it, entered the mosque and prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). When The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had given the salutation, he went to his riding beast and, after untethering and riding it, he called out: O Allah, show mercy to me and to Muhammad and associate no one else in Thy mercy to us. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said: Do you think that he or his camel is farther astray? Did you not listen to what he said? They replied: Certainly.

Anas said: We used tell one another that a good companion is like... He then transmitted the rest of the tradition.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Associate only with a believer, and let only a God-fearing man eat your meals.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend.

Gladden people and do not scare them; make things easy and do not make them difficult.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Every important matter which is not begun by an expression of praise to Allah is maimed.

Abu Dawud said: It has also been transmitted by Yunus, 'Aqil, Shu'aib, Sa'id b. 'Abd al-Aziz from al-Zuhri from the Prophet (ﷺ) in Mursal form (the link of the Companion is missing).

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: One should not sit between two men except with their permission.

When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the dawn prayer, he sat cross-legged where he was till the sun had come well up.

Two persons should not talk privately ignoring the third, for that will grieve him.