It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar that Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi, Kannaz bin al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), the ally of Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib, died in Madinah during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), in the year 12 AH, while some other historians say that he was martyred at Ajnadayn.

Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir states that Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi, Kannaz bin al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), the ally of Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib, passed away during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) in the year 12 AH, and he is buried in Madinah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), in the list of names of the Companions who took part in the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that among them was Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him), the ally of Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib.

Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri states that Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the twelfth year of the Hijrah, at the age of sixty-six.

Khalifah bin Khayyat states that the name of Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him) is Kannaz bin Husayn bin Yarbu' bin Amr bin Yarbu' bin Kharashah bin Sa'd bin Tarif bin Hullan bin Ghanm (bin Ghani) bin A'sur bin Sa'd bin Qays Aylan.

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It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Do not sit on graves, and do not pray facing towards them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Do not sit on graves, and do not pray facing towards them." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. In its chain, Abdullah bin al-Mubarak is alone in mentioning Abu Idris al-Khawlani between Busr bin Ubaydullah and Wathilah, whereas Bishr bin Bakr and al-Walid bin Mazyad narrated this same report from Busr, stating that he heard it (directly) from Wathilah bin al-Asqa'.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him), the Companion of the Messenger, that he heard Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "Do not sit on graves, and do not pray facing towards them." And Sadaqah bin Khalid has corroborated him in this narration.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard Sayyiduna Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi (may Allah be pleased with him) say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Do not sit on graves, and do not pray facing towards them."