It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "The first to speak (eloquent) Arabic, to lay the foundation of writing (the script) upon its pronunciation and manner of speech, and then to write it as a single connected text, like 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' with its letters joined, until later his descendants began to separate (write apart) its (words), was Isma'il bin Ibrahim (peace be upon them both)." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, every Prophet has friends (and patrons) among the Prophets, and indeed my friend and my intimate friend is my forefather Ibrahim (peace be upon him)." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "Indeed, the people closest to Ibrahim are those who followed him" [Surah Al Imran: 68] .

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, every Prophet has friends (and patrons) among the Prophets, and indeed my friend among them and my intimate friend is my forefather (Ibrahim, peace be upon him)." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "Indeed, the people closest to Ibrahim" to the end [Surah Al Imran: 68] . (Imam al-Hakim says:) When the hadith of Abu Nu'aym is combined with the hadith of al-Waqidi, it is established as sahih (authentic), because Masruq must be in it.

The son of Ka'b bin Malik narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you conquer Egypt, accept the counsel to treat the Copts well, for they have a covenant of protection and ties of kinship." Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The kinship is that the mother of Isma'il (peace be upon him), (Hajar, peace be upon her), was from among them. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.