It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that: Al-Aswad bin Sari' bin Himyar bin Ubadah bin al-Nazzal bin Murrah bin Ubayd; he had a house in Basrah next to the Jami' Mosque, on the side facing Banu Tamim, and he died during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Aswad bin Sari' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: O Messenger of Allah! Shall I not recite to you the words of praise with which I have praised my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, your Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, loves praise," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said nothing more on that. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Aswad bin Sari' al-Tamimi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Prophet of Allah! I have composed some verses in which I have extolled Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and praised you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite what you have said in extolling Allah, and leave aside what you have said in praising me." So I began reciting. Just then a tall man with a prominent nose came in, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Stop." When he left, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite." I began reciting again. Only a little while had passed when he came back, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: "Stop." When he left (again), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite." I said: O Prophet of Allah! Who is this man at whose coming you say "Stop," and at whose leaving you say "Recite"? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is Umar bin al-Khattab, and he has nothing to do with falsehood (idle amusement)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.