It is narrated from Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was the most strenuous of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in exerting himself and striving to the utmost in worship."

It is narrated from Muhammad bin al-Munkadir that he said: No one from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Basrah who was superior (in rank, knowledge and virtue) to Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Mutarrif that he said: We set out with Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) from Basrah towards Kufah, and not a day passed over him in which he did not recite poetry abundantly (in the course of his conversation).

Ibrahim bin Ata bin Abi Maymunah narrates from his father that a she-camel belonging to Nujayd, the son of Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), stopped (and refused to move) while Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) was ill at the time. He was troubled by it and cursed it. So Nujayd went out reciting 'Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un' (We belong to Allah and to Him we return), and that she-camel was very dear to him. He was asked: "What has happened to you?" He said: Abu Nujayd (Sayyiduna Imran) has cursed my she-camel. Then only a little while passed before the neck of that she-camel broke.