Ibn Abi Mulaykah narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to fast continuously for seven days (wisal), and even on the morning of the third day he appeared the most lion-like in strength and vigour among us.

Umar bin Qays narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) had a hundred slaves, and each slave spoke a different language, and Ibn al-Zubayr would speak with each one of them in his own language. When I looked at his worldly affairs, I would say: This is a man who has not intended the Hereafter even for the blink of an eye. And when I looked at his affairs of the Hereafter, I would say: This is a man who has not intended the world even for the blink of an eye.

Ibn Abi Mulaykah narrates that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) asked me: Is there something (of ill feeling) in your heart about Ibn al-Zubayr? I said: I have never seen anyone like him in intimate supplication, anyone like him in prayer, anyone as firm as him in the cause of Allah, or anyone as generous-hearted as him.