It is narrated from Hazrat Sufyan bin Abi Zuhair (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog that is not for the protection of fields, hunting, or livestock, their reward decreases by one qirat every day. Saib says that I asked Hazrat Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did you hear this hadith directly from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes! By the Lord of this mosque."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sufyan bin Abi Zuhair (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he reached the valley of Aqeeq, once his horse became unable to move. He was part of the army that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had dispatched. He returned to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a request for a mount. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out with him in search of a camel, but no camel could be found anywhere. However, a camel was seen with Abu Juham bin Hudhaifah ‘Adawi. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bargained with him, but Abu Juham submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! I do not sell it to you, but you may take it and allow whoever you wish to ride it." According to him, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took that camel from Abu Juham. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from there. When he reached Bi’r Ahhab, according to him, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Soon lofty buildings will reach even this place, and Syria will be conquered. Some people of this city will go there, and they will be greatly pleased with its greenery and climate, although if they knew, Madinah would be better for them. Then Iraq will also be conquered, and a people will spread out. They will mount their families and those who obey them, although if they knew, Madinah would be better for them. Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him) prayed for the residents of Makkah, and I pray to Allah Almighty that He grants us blessings in our Sa’ and Mudd just as He granted to the people of Makkah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sufyan bin Abi Zuhair (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Soon Yemen will be conquered, and some people of this city will go there and they will be greatly pleased with its greenery and climate, although if they knew, Medina would have been better for them. Then Syria will also be conquered and a group will spread out; they will mount along with their families and those who obey them, although if they knew, Medina would have been better for them.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

Yunus narrated to us, Hammad—meaning Ibn Zayd—narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, from Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, from Sufyan ibn Abi Zuhayr, Ibn al-Zubayr said: I was informed that he was at the season (of pilgrimage), so I came to him and asked him, and he informed me, and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "You will conquer al-Sham, and people will come who will 'yabussun'." He said: All of them conquered, and he said: 'yabussun.'

It is narrated from Hazrat Sufyan bin Abi Zuhair (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever keeps a dog, except for the purpose of guarding fields, hunting, or livestock, there is a daily reduction of one qirat from their reward. Saib says: I asked Hazrat Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him), "Did you hear this hadith directly from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "Yes! By the Lord of this mosque."