It is narrated from Ibn Ishaq that al-Nu'man bin Qawqal (and Qawqal's name was Malik) was the son of Tha'labah bin Da'd bin Fihr bin Tha'labah bin Ghanm bin Salim bin Awf bin Amr bin Awf bin al-Khazraj, and al-Qawaqil are the clan of Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Urwah, in his listing of the names of those Companions from the Ansar who took part in the Battle of Badr, that among them was Nu'man bin Malik bin Tha'labah bin Asram, and he is the one who is called Qawqal. And Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) has narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Qawqal.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Qawqal (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you think: if I offer the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat the lawful as lawful and do nothing more than that, will I enter Paradise?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." He said: "By Allah! I will not add even the slightest thing to that."