Abu Iyas Muawiyah bin Qurrah narrates that I was staying with Amr bin Nu'man bin Muqarrin. When the month of Ramadan arrived, a man came to him from Mus'ab bin Zubair with dirhams and said, "The Amir sends you greetings and says that we have not deprived any honorable reciter from our side of goodness. Please accept these two thousand dirhams and use them to help with your expenses this month." Hazrat Amr replied, "Convey my greetings to the Amir and tell him that, by Allah! We did not recite the Qur'an with the intention of acquiring worldly gain." Saying this, he returned the dirhams.

Habib bin Abi Thabit narrates that while we were sitting in the Sacred Mosque, Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was seated in one corner of the mosque, and his sons were sitting to his right and left. Hajjaj bin Yusuf said to the people in his sermon: Beware! Indeed, Abdullah bin Zubair has corrupted the Book of Allah; may Allah corrupt his heart. Upon this, Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Beware! Neither is this in your power nor in his power. Hajjaj remained silent for a while at this, so much so that if I say the silence was long, I could say so, and if I say it was not very long, that would also be correct. Then he said: O old man! Be aware! Indeed, Allah Almighty has granted us, you, and every Muslim knowledge; if that knowledge benefits you. The narrator says that at this, Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) began to laugh, and said to his companions around him that I left a virtuous thing, that is, I could have said, "You have lied."

Hazrat Kamil bin Habib narrates that Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) had earlobes closer to the sky than other people.

Waleed bin Aizar narrates that Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the shade of the Kaaba when he saw Hazrat Hussain bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) approaching, so he said: "This person is the most beloved among the people of the earth to the inhabitants of the heavens."

Abdul Wahid bin Ayman narrates that I said to Saeed bin Jubair, "You are going to Hajjaj, so speak carefully. Do not say anything that might make him consider your blood lawful and kill you." He replied, "He will ask me whether I am a disbeliever or a believer. I cannot testify to disbelief about myself, and I have no knowledge whether I will be saved from his evil or not."

It is narrated from Nu'man that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that remain with the truth; Allah Almighty will be with you.

Abdul Malik bin Ubaid narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We take help from the strength of a hypocrite, and his sin remains upon him."

Ibn Shubrumah says that I heard Farazdaq say that Ibn Hattan was among the most capable poets.

Zuhri says that whenever I met Ubaidullah bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him), it felt to me as if oceans of knowledge began to flow within me from his words.

Hamzah bin Abi Ammarah narrates that Umar bin Abdul Aziz said to Ubaidullah bin Abdullah, "What connection do you have with poetry?" He replied, "What else can a tuberculosis patient do except to blow (recite poetry)?"