It is narrated from Hashim bin Utbah bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The Muslims will prevail over the Arabian Peninsula, the Muslims will prevail over Persia, the Muslims will prevail over Rome, and the Muslims will prevail over the one-eyed Dajjal too."

It is narrated from Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm that the standard-bearer of Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) on the day of Siffin was Hashim bin Utbah bin Abi Waqqas, and he is the one who was saying (in verse): "This one-eyed man seeks a place (in Paradise) for his family; he has endured the bitterness of life until he has grown weary of it; now he must either prevail or be martyred."

It is narrated from Zufar bin al-Harith that he said: During the Battle of Siffin I came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) as a messenger of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). She asked me: Who among the people has been killed? I said: Ammar bin Yasir. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "He was a leader whom people followed because of his religion." Then she asked: And who else? I said: Hashim bin Utbah bin Abi Waqqas al-A'war. She said: "He was a man of the battlefield whose mount's footing never faltered."

Muhammad bin Umar said that Hashim al-A'war was the son of Utbah bin Abi Waqqas bin Uhayb bin Abd Manaf bin Zuhrah. He accepted Islam on the day of the Conquest of Makkah. He was one-eyed; one of his eyes was lost on the day of the Battle of Yarmuk. He was the nephew of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him). He took part in the Battle of Siffin alongside Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and on that day he was the commander of the infantry.