It is narrated from Hazrat Yahya bin Saeed that Hazrat Umar exiled the people of Najran ... the Jews and Christians ... and bought their lands and grapevines. And Hazrat Umar made this agreement with them: if they themselves provide the vines and ploughing equipment, then they will receive two-thirds of the produce and Hazrat Umar will receive one-third; and if Hazrat Umar provides the seeds, then they will receive half the share. And Hazrat Umar made an agreement with them regarding dates on the condition that one-fifth of the produce would be theirs and four-fifths would belong to Hazrat Umar ... and regarding grapes, he made an agreement with them on the condition that their share would be one-third and Hazrat Umar's share would be two-thirds.

It is narrated from Hazrat Salim that when the number of the people of Najran reached forty thousand... the narrator says: Hazrat Umar feared that they might attack the Muslims. Then (by coincidence) mutual jealousy arose among them. The narrator says: These people came to Hazrat Umar and said, "Mutual jealousy has arisen among us, so please exile us..." The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had written a document for them that they would not be exiled. The narrator says: Hazrat Umar considered this a blessing and exiled them. After that, the people of Najran regretted it and came to him and said, "We apologize for what we said." Hazrat Umar refused to accept their apology. Then when Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, arrived, these people came to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, "We ask you, by the document written by your hand and by your kinship, to accept our apology." But Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, also refused and said, "You are doomed. Hazrat Umar was a man of insight." Salim the narrator says: The opinion of the elders is that if Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, had objected to anything of Hazrat Umar, he would have objected to him regarding the people of Najran.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that two monks from Najran, Aqib and Sayyid, came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Send with us a trustworthy person." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will certainly send with you a completely trustworthy man." So the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to wait for this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah! Stand up." Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him with them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to the people of Najran. They asked me,“You people recite { یَا أُخْتَ ہَارُونَ }, even though there is a long interval of years between Moses and Jesus?”I did not know the answer to their question. Until I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him this question, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Why did you not tell them that those people used to name themselves after the names of the previous prophets and the righteous?”

It is narrated from Hazrat Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to the bishop of Najran, "O Abu al-Harith! Accept Islam." He replied, "I am already a Muslim." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, (again) said, "O Abu al-Harith! Accept Islam." He (again) replied, "Indeed, I have accepted Islam before you." The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "You are lying. Three things have prevented you from Islam: your claim that Allah has a son, your eating of pork, and your drinking of wine."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the blessed soul of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken, at that time Hazrat Abu Bakr was in a corner of Madinah. Then he came and entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was covered. He placed his mouth on the forehead of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), kissed him, and began to weep, saying: "May my parents be sacrificed for you. You were fragrant in life and are fragrant in death." Then when Hazrat Abu Bakr left from there, he passed by Umar bin Khattab, who was saying: "The Messenger of Allah has not died, and he will not die until Allah causes the hypocrites to die and until Allah disgraces the hypocrites." The narrator says: Due to the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the hypocrites felt joy, so they raised their heads. Hazrat Abu Bakr said: "O man! Stop (be quiet), for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away. Have you not heard the saying of Allah: {إِنَّک مَیِّتٌ، وَإِنَّہُمْ مَیِّتُونَ } and the command of Allah: { وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِنْ قَبْلِکَ الْخُلْدَ، أَفَإِنْ مِتَّ فَہُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ }." Then Hazrat Abu Bakr came to the pulpit and ascended it. He praised and glorified Allah and then said: "O people! If Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was your god whom you worshipped, then know for certain that your god Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away. And if your God is the One who is in the heavens, then believe that your God has not died." Then Hazrat Abu Bakr recited this verse: { وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِہِ الرُّسُلُ، أَفَإِنْ مَاتَ، أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَی أَعْقَابِکُمْ } until he completed the verse. Then he descended, and (now) the Muslims felt joy at these words and were greatly pleased, while the hypocrites were afflicted with calamity. Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "By Him in whose hand is my soul, it seemed as if there were veils over our faces which were then removed."

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj narrates from his father that the companions were uncertain about the burial place of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): where should he be buried? Hazrat Abu Bakr said: I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "A prophet is not moved from his place, and he is buried where he passes away." Thus, the companions moved the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) bed to one side, and his grave was dug at the place of his bed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jarir that I was in Yemen when I met two men from among the people of Yemen whose names were Dhu’l-Kila‘ and Dhu ‘Amr. So I began to tell them about the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and both of them said,“If what you are saying is true, then your companion (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) completed his lifespan three days ago.”So I set out, and they also set out, until when we had covered some distance, an army was coming towards us from the direction of Madinah. We asked them, and they replied,“The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has passed away, and Hazrat Abu Bakr has been appointed as the Caliph. All the people are committed to righteousness.”The narrator says: Then both of them said to me,“Inform your companion (Hazrat Abu Bakr) that we came, and perhaps we will return, Insha’Allah.”And then both of them went towards Yemen. The narrator says: I informed Hazrat Abu Bakr of what they had said, so he said,“Why did you not bring them with you?!”The narrator says: After that, Dhu ‘Amr said to me,“O Jarir! You have a certain honor and nobility over me, and I will tell you something. You, the people of Arabia, will always remain in a state of goodness as long as your condition is such that when your leader passes away, you appoint another as leader. But when the sword comes, then your leaders will be kings, and their anger will be like the anger of kings, and their pleasure will be like the pleasure of kings.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Ata that he says: We have received this information that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, people would enter (the chamber) to offer prayer over him, and then leave. Then, in the same way, other people would go inside. The narrator says: I asked Hazrat Ata, "Did they offer prayer and supplicate?" Ata said, "They offered prayer and sought forgiveness."

Hazrat Ja'far narrates from his father that no imam led the funeral prayer of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, people would enter (the chamber) in groups, offer the funeral prayer over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then leave.