It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was once sitting in the blessed presence of the Messenger of Allah when a man sneezed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied to him by saying, "May Allah have mercy on you." When he sneezed again, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This man has a cold."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man eating with his left hand, so he said: "Eat with your right hand." He replied, "I am not able to eat with my right hand." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May you not be able to," so after that, his right hand could not reach his mouth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) camped at a certain place. A spy from the polytheists came to gather information. At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was having breakfast with his companions. He invited the man (posing as a guest) to eat as well. When the man finished eating, he mounted his ride and set off to warn his companions. I pursued him, made his mount sit down, and struck his neck. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me his equipment as a reward.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the Maghrib prayer after sunset when its edge had disappeared.

Yazid bin Abu Ubaid says: I asked Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him),“On what did you pledge allegiance to the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the day of Hudaybiyyah?”He replied:“We pledged allegiance to death.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were participating in a jihad, during which a messenger from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has said: You may benefit from women.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that I used to travel with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and I never saw him offering voluntary prayers after the ‘Asr or Fajr prayers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the battle against Hawazin. The Prophet (peace be upon him) camped at a certain place. A spy from the polytheists came to gather information. At that time, the Prophet (peace be upon him) was having breakfast with his companions. They treated him as a guest and invited him to eat. When the man finished eating, he mounted his ride and set off to warn his companions. A man from the tribe of Aslam, who was riding a fine ash-colored she-camel, went after him, and I also ran out and caught up with him. The she-camel’s head was at the camel’s hindquarters, and I was at the camel’s hindquarters. I moved a little ahead and got close to the camel’s hindquarters, then got a little closer and grabbed the reins of his camel. I made his mount sit down, and when it sat, I struck his neck and killed him. I took his mount and his equipment and drove them towards the Prophet (peace be upon him). On the way, I met the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: Who killed this man? The people said: Ibn Akwa’ did. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: His equipment also belongs to him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we set out with Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar, whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had appointed as our leader. We were going to fight against Banu Fazarah. When we reached a place near water, Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar ordered us and we camped there. After offering the Fajr prayer, he commanded us to attack the enemy, and we fell upon them and killed many people near that stream. Suddenly, I saw a swift group heading towards the mountain, among whom were women and children. I set off after them, but then I feared that they might reach the mountain before me, so I shot an arrow towards them, which landed between them and the mountain. Then I drove them towards Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar and brought them to him near that stream. Among them was a woman from Banu Fazarah who was wearing a leather cloak, and with her was her daughter, who was one of the most beautiful girls among the Arabs. Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar gave that daughter to me as a reward. I did not even lift her veil until we reached Madinah Munawwarah. Even when night fell, I did not lift her veil. The next day, I met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the marketplace. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me,“Salamah! Give me that woman as a gift.”I replied,“O Messenger of Allah! She is dear to me, and I have not even lifted her veil yet.”Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent and left me. The next day, I again met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the marketplace, and he repeated his request and made me swear by my father. I swore and said,“O Messenger of Allah! She is dear to me, and I have not even lifted her veil yet. But O Messenger of Allah! Now I give her to you.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent that girl to the people of Makkah, in whose custody were many Muslim prisoners. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered that girl in exchange for ransom and thus freed the prisoners.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of the Battle of Khaybar, my uncle challenged Marhab the Jew to a duel. Marhab said,“Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, armed with weapons, brave, and experienced, when the fire of battle blazes.”My uncle ‘Amir also recited these poetic verses:“Khaybar knows that I am ‘Amir, armed with weapons and fearless, plunging into battle.”Sayyiduna Salamah says that ‘Amir and Marhab began to strike at each other in different ways. Marhab’s sword struck ‘Amir’s shield, and ‘Amir struck Marhab with his sword from below, but Sayyiduna ‘Amir’s own sword recoiled and struck himself, cutting his jugular vein, and as a result, he was martyred.

Sayyiduna Salamah says,“I came out and saw some of the noble Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and they were saying, ‘The deed of Sayyiduna ‘Amir has been wasted; he has killed himself.’”Sayyiduna Salamah says,“When I heard this, I came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) weeping and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Has ‘Amir’s deed been wasted?’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Who said this?’ I replied, ‘Some people among your Companions have said so.’ He said, ‘Whoever said it, said wrong; rather, for ‘Amir there is double reward.’”

When ‘Amir set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) towards Khaybar, he began to recite poetic verses:“By Allah! If Allah had not helped us, we would not have been guided, nor would we have given charity, nor would we have prayed. These people intend to rebel against us, but whenever they intend any mischief, we refuse to be part of it. And (O Allah) we are not independent of Your bounty, and keep us steadfast when we meet the enemy, and (O Allah) send down tranquility upon us.”When these poetic verses were heard, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Who is this?”They replied,“O Messenger of Allah! It is ‘Amir.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“May your Lord forgive you.”The narrator says that whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specifically prayed for forgiveness for someone, that person would surely attain the rank of martyrdom.

Sayyiduna Salamah says that Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin Khattab was on his camel, and when he heard this, he called out in a loud voice,“O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Why did you not let us benefit from ‘Amir?”Then ‘Amir advanced and was martyred. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Sayyiduna ‘Ali. He said,“I will give the flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him.”Sayyiduna Salamah says,“I brought ‘Ali (supporting him) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) because ‘Ali’s eyes were sore. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) applied his saliva to Sayyiduna ‘Ali’s eyes, and they were cured at that very moment. He gave him the flag, and Marhab came out saying, ‘Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, armed with weapons, brave, and experienced, when the fire of battle blazes.’”

Then Sayyiduna ‘Ali replied,“I am the one whose mother named me Haidar, like the lion that is terrifying in the forests. I give people a measure greater than a sa’ in exchange.”Sayyiduna Salamah says,“Then Sayyiduna ‘Ali struck Marhab on the head, and he was killed, and Khaybar was conquered at the hands of Sayyiduna ‘Ali.”