It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sa'id bin Yarbu' bin Ankathah bin Amir bin Makhzum, whose kunyah was Abu Hud, accepted Islam on the day of the Conquest of Makkah. He took part in the Battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him fifty camels from the spoils of Hunayn.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that he said: I heard Abdullah bin Ja'far saying that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the house of Sa'id bin Yarbu' and consoled him on the loss of his sight, and said: "Do not give up the Friday prayer or the congregational prayer in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He replied: "I have no one to lead me (a guide)." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We will send you a guide." So he sent him a slave boy from among the war captives to serve him. The narrator says: Sa'id bin Yarbu' (may Allah be pleased with him) died in Madinah in 54 AH, and at the time of his death he was one hundred and twenty years old.

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that Sa'id bin Yarbu' bin Ankathah al-Makhzumi died in 55 AH, when he was one hundred and eighteen years old. Mus'ab says: In the Age of Ignorance his name was "Surm", and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to "Sa'id". His mother's name was Hind. Mention of the merits of Sayyiduna Abu al-Yasar Ka'b bin Amr al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him).