Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to supplicate: 'Allahumma hab li majdan wa la majda illa bi-fa'al, wa la fa'ala illa bi-mal, Allahumma la yuslihuni al-qalil wa la aslahu 'alayh' (O Allah, grant me glory and greatness, and there is no glory without noble deeds, and no (large-scale) deeds are possible without wealth. O Allah, a little wealth is not sufficient for me, nor can I do right (in the matter of generosity) with it). He had a crier who would stand on his fortress and call out: "Whoever wants fat and meat (to eat), let him come to Sa'd."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Bakr that (after the Pledge of Aqabah) the polytheists seized Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him), tied his hands to his neck, and brought him into Makkah beating him. They were dragging him by the hair of his forelock, and his hair was quite long.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that his mother died while she still owed some fasts. He said: I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me: "Make up those fasts on behalf of your mother." The two Shaykhs agreed on recording the basis of this hadith, that the mother of Sa'd bin Ubadah died, but they did not record it as a connected report from him (Sa'd), while this hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of both of them.