It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from Kufa and a man from Syria boasted to each other. The man from Kufa said, "We are the people of Qadisiyyah and such-and-such battles." The man from Syria said, "We are the people of Yarmouk and such-and-such battles."

Hazrat Suwaid bin Ghaflah narrates that when we returned from the battle of Yarmouk, Hazrat Umar came to welcome us. At that time, we were wearing clothes made of silk. Hazrat Umar ordered the people to throw stones at us. We said, "We do not know what news he has received about us?" Then we took off the silk clothes and said, "He disliked our appearance." Then when we went, he welcomed us and said, "Earlier you came in the appearance of the polytheists, and Allah Almighty did not like silk even for the people before you."

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that I participated in the Battle of Yarmouk. There, people found dates and grains, which they ate, and did not consider there to be any harm in it.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq narrates that when Ikrimah bin Abu Jahl accepted Islam and presented himself before the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Whatever methods I adopted to hinder people from the path of Allah, I will now adopt every such method in the path of Allah, and as much wealth as I spent to prevent people from the path of Allah, I will now spend the same amount in the path of Allah." In the Battle of Yarmouk, Hazrat Ikrimah (may Allah be pleased with him) dismounted from his ride and fought on foot with great bravery, and then he was martyred. There were more than seventy marks of spears, swords, and arrows on his body.

Hazrat Aslam narrates that when Hazrat Abu Ubaidah came to Syria, he and his companions were surrounded and faced severe hardship. Hazrat Umar wrote a letter to them, in which, after greetings, he wrote that Allah has placed ease after every hardship. No single hardship can overcome two eases. He also wrote to them this verse of the Holy Qur'an { یَا أَیُّہَا الَّذِینَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّہَ لَعَلَّکُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ }. The narrator says that after this, Hazrat Abu Ubaidah wrote back to them {إِنَّمَا الْحَیَاۃُ الدُّنْیَا لَعِبٌ وَلَہْوٌ وَزِینَۃٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَیْنَکُمْ وَتَکَاثُرٌ فِی الأَمْوَالِ وَالأَوْلاَدِ }. Then Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, read Hazrat Abu Ubaidah's letter to the people and said to them, "O people of Madinah! Hazrat Abu Ubaidah is encouraging you towards jihad." Hazrat Zaid narrates that my father said, "I was standing in the market when some people came down from the valley, among them was Hazrat Hudhaifah, may Allah be pleased with him, and he was giving the glad tidings of victory." I too came out in happiness and went to Hazrat Umar and said to him, "O Commander of the Faithful, glad tidings of Allah's help and victory!" Hazrat Umar said, "Allahu Akbar." Someone said, "If only Khalid bin Walid had been there."

Hazrat Uzrah bin Qais Bajali narrates that when Hazrat Umar removed Hazrat Khalid bin Walid and appointed Hazrat Abu Ubaidah as governor in Syria, Hazrat Khalid delivered a sermon. In it, he praised Allah Almighty and said: Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful appointed me as governor over Syria, then when only butter and honey remained, he removed me and preferred someone else over me. Upon this, a man stood up and said: O Amir, be patient, this is a trial. Hazrat Khalid said: As long as Hazrat Umar is alive, there is no trial, but when people are left without a leader, then a man will come to a land and seek in it what is not in his own land, but he will not find it.

Hasan narrates that when Umar came to know about the matter of Khalid bin Walid, he said: "I will remove Khalid and Muthanna so that both of them may know that Allah helps His religion, not because of them."

Hazrat Aslam, the servant of Hazrat Umar, narrates that when we came to Syria with Hazrat Umar, he made his camel sit down and went away to relieve himself. I spread a sheepskin in the saddle. When he returned, he mounted the sheepskin. Then we met the people of Syria; they would ask me about Hazrat Umar, so I would point towards him. Seeing their condition, Hazrat Umar used to say that their eyes are more inclined towards those mounts which are devoid of simplicity, meaning towards the mounts of the non-Arabs.

Hazrat Qais narrates that when Hazrat Umar came to Syria, the people welcomed him while he was riding his camel. The people said, "O Commander of the Faithful! It would be better if you rode a high-bred horse, because the prominent and leading people here will meet you." Hazrat Umar replied, "Matters are decided not here, but there," and he pointed towards the sky.

Hazrat Qais narrates that Hazrat Umar was in Syria when Hazrat Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him. At that time, the commanders of the armies were sitting around Hazrat Umar. Hazrat Bilal called out, "O Umar!" Hazrat Umar replied, "Umar is here." Hazrat Bilal said to him, "You are between these people and Allah, and there is no one between you and Allah. Look in front of you, behind you, to your right and to your left; those who are sitting around you only eat the flesh of birds." Hazrat Umar said, "You have spoken the truth. I will not rise from this seat until I make every Muslim bound to use two mudd of flour, vinegar, and olive oil." The people said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Will this be for us even though Allah Almighty has expanded sustenance and increased goodness?" Hazrat Umar replied, "Yes."