It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The first battle in Islam was Badr, and at that time we had only two horses: one horse belonged to al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and the other to al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. Abu Mu'awiyah al-Bajali refers to Ammar al-Duhni.

Urwah bin al-Zubayr narrates from his father, Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never set out for any battle or military detachment (sariyyah) without my being part of it along with him (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Abbad bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr that he said: On the day of Badr, al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) was wearing a yellow turban wound around his head (with its end left hanging), and the angels descended wearing yellow turbans.