It is narrated from Mutarrif bin Abdullah that Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Mutarrif! Know that the angels used to greet me with peace at my head, near the house and near the door of the chamber. Then when I had myself cauterised (for treatment), that stopped." Then when his wound healed, he said: "O Mutarrif! Know that the state I was in before has returned to me. Keep this matter hidden on my behalf until I die."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Since I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have never touched my private part with my right hand." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Waqi' bin Sahban that a man came to Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was sitting in the mosque, and asked: What is the ruling on a man who gave his wife three divorces in a single sitting? He replied: "A sin has become binding upon him, and his wife has become unlawful for him (because of the irrevocable divorce)." The man left and mentioned this (with the intention of criticising it) to Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "May Allah Almighty increase among us people of insight like Abu Nujayd (Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn)."