It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every prophet was given seven rufaqa' (close companions), while I have been given more than a dozen." Sayyiduna Ali was asked who they were, and he said: "Myself, Hamzah and my two sons (Hasan and Husayn)," then he mentioned the rest. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) that Abdullah bin Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Allah, I adjure You that tomorrow I meet the enemy, that they kill me, then rip open my belly and cut off my nose and ears, then You ask me: 'For what was all this?' and I answer: 'For Your sake.'" Sa'id bin al-Musayyib says: I hope that Allah Almighty will fulfil the last part of his oath just as He fulfilled the first part. Were it not for the irsal (missing Companion link) in it, this hadith would be sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).