Hazrat Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on the day of the Battle of Mu'tah, at the place of Balqa, Hazrat Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed: O Allah! Appoint in Ja'far's family a successor like the one You have appointed among Your righteous servants.

Imam Shabi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that when the fort of Khaybar was conquered, someone came and informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that Hazrat Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) had arrived from the court of Najashi. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not know which of these two things brings me more happiness: the arrival of Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) or the conquest of Khaybar." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) met him, embraced him, and kissed him on the spot between his two eyes.

Hazrat Aamir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) married Hazrat Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her). Then, Asma’s sons, Muhammad bin Ja’far and Muhammad bin Abi Bakr, began to boast to each other. One of them said:“I am more honorable than you, and my father is superior to your father.”Upon this, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“I will decide between you two.”Meanwhile, Hazrat Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) said:“I have not seen any young man among the Arabs better than Ja’far (may Allah be pleased with him), and I have not seen any elder better than Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him).”So Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her:“You have not left anything for us. If you had said anything else, I would have been very angry with you.”Hazrat Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) said:“And you are the least virtuous among the three.”

Hazrat Ibn Aun (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umair bin Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hazrat Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) used to fight in front of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with two swords and would say: I am the lion of Allah and the lion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Zakariya, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Amir, may Allah be pleased with him, said: On the day of the Battle of Uhud, Hazrat Hamza, may Allah be pleased with him, was martyred. And Hazrat Hanzala bin Rahib, may Allah be pleased with him, was also martyred, whom the angels washed and purified.

Hazrat Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When Hazrat Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib and Hazrat Mus'ab bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with them) were martyred on the day of the Battle of Uhud, and they saw the reward and blessings that were to be shown to them, they said: "If only our brothers could know what reward and blessings we have received, so that their eagerness would increase even more." So Allah, the Lord of Honor, said: "I will convey this message to them on your behalf." Then Allah Almighty revealed these verses! Translation: "And never think of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead; rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision." Up to Allah's saying... "And surely Allah does not waste the reward of the believers."

Hazrat Abdul Mutlib bin Rabee’ah bin Harith bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while I was present with him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Who has angered you?”He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied:“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is it with the people of Quraysh regarding us? When they meet each other, they meet with cheerful faces, but when they meet us, they are not like that.”The narrator says: Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry, so much so that his face turned red with anger and the vein between his eyes started throbbing. And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) would become angry, this vein would throb. When he (may Allah be pleased with him) left, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), faith will never enter the heart of a person until he loves you people for the sake of Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).”Then he said:“O people! Whoever hurts Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), indeed he has hurt me. Surely, a man’s uncle is like his father.”

Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take care of my protection regarding Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). For indeed, among my forefathers, only he remains. And indeed, a man’s uncle is like his father.

Hazrat Abu al-Duha Muslim bin Subaih (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم )! We see unpleasantness on the faces of people. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These people will never attain goodness until they love you because of my kinship. O people of Banu Salhab, do you hope for my intercession while the people of Banu Abdul Muttalib do not?

Hazrat Abu Uthman al-Nahdi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Come here, indeed you are to me like my father."