Abdullah bin Rabah narrates: We went to Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the form of a delegation, and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) was also with us. One of us would prepare food, then invite his companions. One day one person would do this, the next day another would do it. When it was my turn, I said: "O Abu Hurairah! Will you narrate a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until the food arrives?" So Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the occasion of the conquest of Makkah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Khalid bin Walid as the commander of both the right and left flanks of the army, and appointed Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) as the commander of the other part, and made Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) the commander of the rear part of the army, which was in the lower part of the valley. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Abu Hurairah! Call the Ansar to me." Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I called them, and they came quickly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ansar! When the riffraff of Quraysh come before you tomorrow, you must crush them. Our meeting will be at Safa (hill)." The narrator says: He gestured with his hand. The next day, whoever tried to come forward for combat, they killed him. Allah granted victory to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he came to Safa (hill) and stood upon it. Abu Sufyan came to him and said: "O Messenger of Allah! If the Quraysh continue to be killed like this, after today there will be nothing left of Quraysh." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan will be safe, whoever closes the door of his house will be safe, and whoever lays down his weapons will also be safe." Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Some of the Ansar said: "Now love for his own people has been stirred in this man’s heart, and attachment to his hometown has developed." So revelation was sent down to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, and he said: "O Ansar! Did you say: Now love for his own people has been stirred in this man’s heart, and attachment to his hometown has developed? Remember! I am Allah’s servant and His Messenger. I migrated towards Allah and towards you. My life and my death are with you." The narrator says: They said: "O Messenger of Allah! We said this out of love for Allah and His Messenger." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah and His Messenger affirm you and accept your excuse."

Suraqah narrates: I had to give some wealth to a person (the narrator is unsure whether the words are: I had to pay a debt to a person), that person took me to the presence of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), so whatever wealth I had, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sold it to that person for (the payment). The two sons of Zayd bin Aslam have narrated different things in transmitting this.

The sons of Zayd bin Aslam, Abdur Rahman and Abdullah, narrate from their father: He participated in a battle, and he heard a person calling out loudly to another: "O Saraq, O Saraq!" So Zayd bin Aslam called him and inquired: What is meant by Saraq? He replied: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me this name. I bought a she-camel from a Bedouin, then I hid from him, and I lost the price of the she-camel as well. The Bedouin was searching for me, so people told him: "Go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and inform him about this." The man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! A man bought a she-camel from me and then hid from me; I could not find him." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Search for him." The narrator states: That man found me and brought me to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! This is the person who bought the she-camel from me and hid from me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pay him the price." So I said: "O Messenger of Allah! It has been lost from me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are Saraq!" Then he said to the Bedouin: "Go, sell him in the market and take the price of your she-camel." So the Bedouin made me stand in the market, and when my price was set, he asked the buyer: "What will you do with him?" He replied: "I will set him free." So that Bedouin set me free.

Zaid bin Aslam narrates: I saw an elderly man in Alexandria whose name was Saraq. I asked: What kind of name is this? He replied: This name was given to me by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and I will not abandon it. I asked: Why did the Prophet (peace be upon him) give you this name? He replied: I came to Madinah and informed people that my goods were arriving. Some people made deals with me, and I owed them payments. My goods were lost. Those people took me to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He said: "You are Saraq!" Then he had me sold for four she-camels. The creditors asked the buyer: "What will you do with him?" He replied: "I will set him free." So those people said: "We are in as much need of reward as you are." So together they set me free, but my name remained.

Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the occasion of the conquest of Makkah, before the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) entered Makkah, it was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Where will you stay, will it be in your house?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) replied: "Has Aqeel (bin Abu Talib) left any house for us? (Because) no disbeliever inherits from a Muslim, and no Muslim inherits from a disbeliever."

Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Where will you camp tomorrow?" If Allah wills (the narrator states: this was on the occasion of the conquest of Makkah), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Has Aqeel left anything for us in inheritance?" (After this, the hadith continues as previously mentioned).

Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: He submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Will you stay in your house in Makkah?" So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did Aqeel leave any house or place for us?" (The narrator states) Aqeel became the heir of Abu Talib. He and Talib both (became the heirs of Abu Talib), whereas Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Ja'far Tayyar (may Allah be pleased with them both) did not become his heirs because both of them were Muslims, and Aqeel and Talib were disbelievers. Ibn Shihab states: The people of knowledge take this meaning from Allah's statement: "Those who believed and migrated and strove in the way of Allah..." up to: "They have nothing of their guardianship." __QUR_N__ __XREF_N__ __REF_N__

This narration is also reported from Zuhri, however, it contains these additional words: (The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,) said: "We will camp at Khayf Bani Kinana, where the Quraysh had sworn an oath to remain steadfast upon disbelief."