Hadith No: 1

Hudhain b. al-Mundhir Abu Sasan reported:

I saw that Walid was brought to Uthmin b. 'Affan as he had prayed two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer, and then he said: I make an increase for you. And two men bore witness against him. One of them was Humran who said that he had drunk wine. The second one gave witness that he had seen him vomiting. Uthman said: He would not have vomited (wine) unless he had drunk it. He said: 'Ali, stand up and lash him. 'Ali said: Hasan, stand up and lash him. Thereupon Hasan said: Let him suffer the heat (of Caliphate) who has enjoyed its coolness. ('Ali felt annoyed at this remark) and he said: 'Abdullah b. Ja'far, stand up and flog him, and he began to flog him and 'Ali counted the stripes until these were forty. He (Hazrat 'Ali) said: Stop now, and then said: Allah's Apostle (S) gave forty stripes, and Abu Bakr also gave forty stripes, and Umar gave eighty stripes, and all these fall under the category of the Sunnab, but this one (forty stripes) is dearer to me.

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Reference: Saheeh Muslim Book 29 Tradition No. 60

Hadith No: 2
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah
Letter Waw - Part One - Waw followed by Lam - 9167: Al-Walid ibn Uqbah
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (482)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... Mus'ab al-Zubayri said: "He was one of the men of Quraysh and their notables, and the story of him leading the people in the Fajr prayer four rak'ahs while drunk is well-known and recorded. The story of his dismissal after he was found to have been drinking alcohol is also well-known and recorded in both Sahihs." Uthman dismissed him from Kufa after flogging him.

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Reference: Al-Isaabah Fi Tamyeez al-Sahaabah Book 6

Hadith No: 3
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad of the Ten Promised Paradise
Musnad of the Rightly Guided Caliphs - and from the Musnad of Ali ibn Abi Talib (r)
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (395)
1230 - Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, saying: Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arabah narrated to us, from Abdullah al-Danaj, from Hudhayn ibn al-Mundhir ibn al-Harith ibn Wailah, that al-Walid ibn Uqbah led the people in the Fajr prayer four rak'ahs, then turned to them and said: "Should I add more?" This was reported to Uthman, and he ordered that he be lashed. Then Ali said to al-Hasan ibn Ali: "Stand up, O Hasan, and lash him." Al-Hasan replied, "What are you doing in that?" Ali said, "Rather, you have become incapable and weak." Then Ali said, "Stand up, O Abdullah ibn Ja'far, and lash him." So Abdullah ibn Ja'far stood and lashed him, while Ali was counting. When he reached forty, he said to him: "Stop." Then he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) struck (or lashed) in cases of intoxicants forty, Abu Bakr struck forty, and Umar struck for a time during his caliphate, then Umar completed it to eighty, and that was each year."

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 2

Hadith No: 4
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Chapter on the letter Ha - al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (209)
3151 - Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Dabari narrated to us, from Abdul Razzaq, from Ibn al-Taymi, who said: Sulayman ibn al-Mughira narrated to me, from Humayd ibn Halaal, from Abdullah ibn al-Saamit, who said: Al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari led the people in prayer while traveling, with a screen (sutra) in front of him. Some donkeys (humayr) passed between him and his companions, and he repeated the prayer with them. They said: He wanted to do as al-Walid ibn Uqba did when he prayed four rak'ahs with his companions in the morning and then said, "Shall I add more?" So, they caught up with al-Hakam and mentioned this to him. He stopped until the people gathered with him and said: "I repeated the prayer with you because of the donkeys that passed between you." You have made me a comparison to Ibn Abi Mu'ayt, and I ask Allah to improve your conduct and the conduct of your kind, and to grant you victory over your enemy, and to separate me from you." They then left, and nothing was seen on their faces except what they were pleased with. When he finished, he died.

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 3

Hadith No: 5
Al-Tabarani - Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Chapter on the Letter 'Ayn - Abdullah ibn Mas'ud al-Hudhali - Section
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (299)
9500 - Narrated to us by Ishaq ibn Ibrahim, from Abdul Razzaq, from Ma'mar, from Abdul Rahman ibn Abdullah from al-Qasim ibn Abdul Rahman, who said: Al-Walid ibn Uqbah delayed the prayer, so he commanded Ibn Mas'ud to instruct the muezzin to call the adhan for the prayer, and then he went ahead and prayed with the people. Al-Walid then sent to him saying: What have you done? Did the Commander of the Faithful send you a message, or have you innovated something? Ibn Mas'ud replied: Neither of those was the case, and Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) did not command us to wait for you in our prayer while you are occupied with your needs.

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 9

Hadith No: 6
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Chapter on the Eye - Chapter
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (211)
10498 - Ahmad ibn Usman narrated to us, saying: Aslam ibn Sahl al-Wasiti narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Barjilani narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Yazid narrated to us, from Ja'far ibn al-Harith from Thuwair ibn Abi Fakhtah from his father, who said: "I prayed with al-Walid ibn Uqbah, and he shortened the takbir." Abdullah ibn Mas'ud then said: "They are decreasing it; may Allah decrease them!" By the One who sent Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) with the truth, I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) for ten years, and he did not decrease it once."

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 10

Hadith No: 7
Al-Bayhaqi - Sunan al-Kubra - Book of Drinks and Their Limits - Chapter on the Number Related to the Punishment for Intoxicants
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (552)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
17531 - Abu Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu Sa'id narrated to us, stating: al-Za'faranī narrated to us, saying: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, from Sa'id, from Abdullah al-Danaj, from Huzayn ibn al-Mundhir ibn al-Harith ibn Waalah, that al-Walid ibn Uqbah led the people in the Fajr prayer, praying four rak'ahs, then turned to them and said: "Shall I offer you more?" This was reported to Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) - and he mentioned something similar, except that in Yazid's narration, it was said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) struck (with his hand) forty times, and Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) did so for a time during their caliphates, then Umar completed it with eighty, and each year. Muslim narrated this in his Sahih from the narration of Ibn Aliyyah, from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arawbah, in a summarized form.

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 8

Hadith No: 8
Al-San'ani - al-Muṣannaf - Book of Prayer - Chapter on Governors Delaying Prayer
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (383)
3790 - Abd al-Razzaq from Ma'mar from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abdullah from al-Qasim ibn Abd al-Rahman, who said: Al-Walid ibn Uqbah delayed the prayer once, so Ibn Mas'ud instructed the muezzin to announce the call to prayer (adhan) for the prayer, and then he went ahead and prayed with the people. Al-Walid then sent a message to him: What did you do? Did something come to you from the Commander of the Faithful, or did you do this on your own? Ibn Mas'ud replied: Neither was the case, but Allah and His Messenger would not allow us to wait for you with our prayer while you were occupied with your needs.

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 2

Hadith No: 9
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter 'Ayn - 3860: Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud ibn Ghafil ...
Volume: (35) - Page Number: (67)
- Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Khatib narrated to us, saying: Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn al-Hasan narrated to me, saying: Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Nahavandi narrated to me, saying: Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to me, saying: Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Bukhari narrated to me, from a reliable source, that Muqaddim ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to me, from his uncle al-Qasim ibn Yahya, who said: Abu Usman Abd Allah ibn Osman ibn Kuthaym al-Makki narrated to me from Qasim ibn Abd al-Rahman, from his brother, who said: al-Walid ibn Uqbah delayed the prayer in Kufa, and Ibn Mas'ud turned back to his seat, and I was with my father. Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Bukhari said: And Shu'bah stated that Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah did not hear (this) from his father. Muhammad said: And Ibn Kuthaym's narration is more appropriate. Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Bukhari also mentioned that it is similarly reported from Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr about Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah, that he heard (this) from his father.

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 35

Hadith No: 10
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq (History of Damascus) - Letter Waw - 8033: Al-Walid ibn Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt, whose name was Aban ...
Volume: (63) - Page Number: (240/241)
- Abu al-Qasim Hibatu Allah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Ahmad, who said: My father narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn Khalid, from Rabah, from Ma'mar, from Abdullah ibn Uthman from al-Qasim ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, from his father, that al-Walid ibn Uqbah led the prayer at the end of it once, and Abdullah ibn Mas'ud stood up and started the prayer, praying with the people. Al-Walid sent a message to him: What compelled you to do what you did? Did a command come to you from the Commander of the Faithful regarding what you did, or was it something you initiated? He replied: No command came to us from the Commander of the Faithful, nor did I initiate anything, but Allah and His Messenger refused to allow us to wait for you with our prayers while you were in need of Him.
- Abu al-Qasim Zaher ibn Tahir narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Bayhaqi narrated to us, saying: Abu Tahir al-Faqih narrated to us, saying: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Qattan narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn al-Harith al-Baghdadi, from Yahya ibn Abi Bakir, from Dawud ibn Abdul-Rahman al-Makki, from Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn Huthaym from al-Qasim ibn Abd al-Rahman, that his father informed him that al-Walid ibn Uqbah led the prayer at the end of it in Kufa while I was sitting with my father in the mosque. Abdullah stood up, started the prayer, and prayed with the people. Al-Walid sent a message to him: What compelled you to do what you did? Did a command come to you from the Commander of the Faithful, and was it out of hearing and obedience, or was it something you initiated? He replied: No command came to us from the Commander of the Faithful, and far be it from me to have initiated anything. Allah and His Messenger refused to allow us to wait for you with our prayers while you attended to your need.
- Abu al-Qasim al-Shahhami narrated to us, saying: Abu Sa'd al-Janzarudi narrated to us, saying: Abu Ahmad Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Hafiz narrated to us, saying: Abu Arubah al-Harrani narrated to us, from Mukhlid ibn Malik al-Salamsini, from Isma'il ibn Iyash, from Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn Khaytham, from al-Qasim ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, from his father, from his grandfather, from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), who said: "After me, your affairs will be handled by men who extinguish the Sunnah and act upon innovation, delaying the prayer beyond its appointed times." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you command me if I meet them?" He replied: "Ibn Umm Abd asked me this, then he raised his hands until I could see the whiteness of his armpits, and said: 'There is no obedience to one who disobeys Allah.'" Three times I counted. Then, when al-Walid ibn Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt was in Kufa, leading the prayer at the end of it one day, Ibn Mas'ud stood up and established the prayer, praying with the people. Al-Walid sent a message to him: What compelled you to do what you did today? Did a command come to you from the Commander of the Faithful, or was it something you initiated? He replied: No command came to me from your companion, nor did I initiate anything, but Allah and His Messenger refused to allow us to wait for you with our prayers while you were in need.

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Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 63