It is narrated from Kharijah bin Zaid that his father, Sayyiduna Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), informed him that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, I was brought to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased to see me. The family members said: O Messenger of Allah! This boy from Banu Najjar has memorized more than ten surahs from those revealed to you. This also pleased the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) very much. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Zaid! Learn the language and writing of the Jews, for by Allah, I do not trust the Jews regarding my letters. Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I began to learn their language and writing, and I became proficient in it within fifteen days. After that, when the Jews wrote letters to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I would read them out to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dictated replies to their letters, I would write them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Do you know the Syriac language well? Letters come to me in this language. I replied: No. He said: Then you should learn this language well. So I learned this language well in seventeen days.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ja'far, Sayyiduna Ali, and Sayyiduna Zaid bin Harithah gathered together. Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah loves me the most among you. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah loves me the most among you. And Sayyiduna Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) also said: The Messenger of Allah loves me more than all of you. Then they all said: Let us go to the Messenger of Allah, so all of them sought permission to present themselves before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Usama, go outside and see who they are. He informed: It is Sayyiduna Ja'far, Sayyiduna Ali, and Sayyiduna Zaid. I did not say that it was my father (note that Sayyiduna Zaid was the father of Sayyiduna Usama). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allow them to come in. So they came and asked: Who among us do you love the most? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Fatimah. They said: We are asking you about the men. He said: O Ja'far! Your appearance resembles mine and my appearance resembles yours, you are from me and from my family. O Ali! You are my son-in-law and the father of my children, I am yours and you are mine. And O Zaid! You are my freed slave and from me, your connection to me is deep and you are the most beloved to me.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Zaid bin Haritha (may Allah be pleased with him) with any army, he appointed him as its commander. If he had lived after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would have made him the commander of the armies.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: On the day of the conquest of Makkah, I was brought to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan and Sayyiduna Zubair brought me, and they began to praise and commend me before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You do not need to inform me about him, he was my companion before Islam. Sayyiduna Sa’ib (may Allah be pleased with him) also said: Your Messenger has spoken absolutely the truth, you (peace and blessings be upon him) were the best companion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sa’ib! Observe your pre-Islamic morals and continue to adopt those morals in Islam as well; honor your guests, respect orphans, and continue to treat your neighbors with good conduct.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Abi Sa’ib (may Allah be pleased with him) that before Islam, he used to do business together with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When Makkah was conquered, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him and said: I welcome my brother and business partner. In another narration, it is stated: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You were my business partner and the best partner; he never disagreed or argued in any matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Sa’ib! You used to do very good deeds in the time of ignorance, but they were not accepted by Allah Almighty; now such deeds from you will be accepted by Allah. Sayyiduna Sa’ib (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give people time in repayment and payment, and maintained ties of kinship.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: In the Farewell Pilgrimage, when I was seven years old, my father made me perform Hajj in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Tabuk, I went along with other children to welcome him at Thaniyyatul Wada. Sufyan, the narrator, once narrated it as follows: Sa’ib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I remember the incident of your (peace and blessings be upon him) arrival, when you (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from Tabuk.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I was delayed in presenting myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he inquired: Aisha! Why are you late? She said: O Messenger of Allah! There was a man in the mosque; I have never heard anyone recite more beautifully than him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went and saw that it was Sayyiduna Abu Hudhaifa’s (may Allah be pleased with him) freed slave, Sayyiduna Salim (may Allah be pleased with him). Upon seeing him, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Praise be to Allah, Who has created people like you in my Ummah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Dhibab (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and accepted Islam. I said: O Messenger of Allah! At the time of my acceptance of Islam, the wealth that is with the people of my tribe, let that wealth remain in their ownership. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did so and appointed me as the leader over my tribe. Afterwards, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and after him Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), also kept me appointed as the leader over my tribe.