It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: When I reached near Madinah Munawwarah, I made my mount sit down, opened my bag, put on my best clothes, and then went to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon. I greeted him with salam. People began to look at me attentively, so I asked the person sitting next to me: O servant of Allah! Has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned me in any context? He said: Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has just mentioned you in a very good manner. During his sermon, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Just now, a man is coming to you through this door who is among the best people of Yemen; there will be a sign of a king on his face. Then Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For the honors with which Allah Almighty has blessed me, I expressed gratitude to Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that since I accepted Islam, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never prevented me from coming to him, and whenever he saw me, he smiled.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Will you not relieve me from Dhu al-Khalasah (the idol temple)?" It was an idol temple of the tribe of Khath'am in Yemen, which was called the Yemeni Ka'bah. So I set out with one hundred and seventy (and according to another narration, one hundred and fifty) horsemen. I said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "I cannot sit firmly on a horse." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his blessed hand on my chest with such force that I felt the marks of his fingers on my chest, and he prayed: "O Allah, grant him the ability to sit firmly, and make him a guide to the right path and one who is rightly guided." They went to that idol temple, destroyed it, and burned it to ashes, and sent a man to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to give him the good news. The messenger of Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "By Him Who has sent you with the truth, I did not come to you until I saw it, after burning, completely blackened like a mangy camel." Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for blessing five times for the horsemen and foot soldiers of Ahmas.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on these matters: that I would listen to your command and obey it, and that I would deal with every Muslim with goodwill. Abu Zur’ah says that when Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) would buy something and in his opinion the thing was priced higher than the agreed price, he would say to the seller: By Allah! What we have given you, compared to what we have taken from you, is more beloved to us. It is as if, by saying this, he would encourage the seller and fulfill the requirement of the pledge he had made.

Sufyan says that the son of Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me that the length of Jarir's (may Allah be pleased with him) shoe was one handspan.

It is narrated from the servant of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ubaidullah bin Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say to Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that you resemble me in physical appearance and in character.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), no man wore shoes, rode mounts, or used a turban who was more virtuous than Sayyiduna Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him); by this, he meant generosity and munificence.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Ja'far that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent out an army and appointed Zaid bin Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him, as their commander. He said, "If Zaid, may Allah be pleased with him, is martyred, then Ja'far bin Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, will be your commander. If he is also martyred, then Abdullah bin Rawahah, may Allah be pleased with him, will be your commander." The Muslims confronted the enemy. Zaid, may Allah be pleased with him, took up the flag and fought the enemy until he was martyred. After him, Ja'far, may Allah be pleased with him, took the flag and he too fought the enemy until he was martyred. After him, Abdullah bin Rawahah, may Allah be pleased with him, took the flag and he too attained martyrdom while fighting the enemy. After them, Khalid bin Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, took the flag, and Allah granted victory at his hands. News of this reached the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. He came out to the people and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "Your brothers confronted the enemy. First, Zaid took up the flag and fought until he was martyred. After him, Ja'far bin Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, took up the flag and he too fought until he was martyred. After him, Abdullah bin Rawahah, may Allah be pleased with him, took up the flag and he too attained the rank of martyrdom while fighting. After them, one of Allah's swords, Khalid bin Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, took up the flag and Allah granted victory at his hands." The family of Ja'far waited for three days hoping that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would visit them. After the third day, he visited them and said, "Do not weep for my brother after today. Call my nephews to me." We were brought to him and we were very small, like chicks. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Call the barber." The barber was called and he shaved our heads. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "This Muhammad resembles our uncle Abu Talib, and Abdullah resembles me in appearance and temperament." Then he took my hand, raised it, and said, "O Allah, make him a deputy among the family of Ja'far, and bless Abdullah in his trade." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, made this supplication three times. Our mother came to him and expressed her grief that these children were now without support. He said, "Do you fear poverty or want for them? I am their guardian in this world and the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Khalid bin Sarah that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far told him: I wish you had seen me, Sayyiduna Qutham bin Abbas, and Sayyiduna Ubaidullah bin Abbas when we were children playing, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by us riding on his mount. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Lift him up and hand him to me," and he seated me in front of him on the mount. And regarding Qutham, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Lift him up to me as well," and he seated him behind himself. Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) loved Ubaidullah more than Qutham, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not feel any hesitation before his uncle in seating Qutham with himself and not seating Ubaidullah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his hand over my head three times, and each time he supplicated: "O Allah! Be the successor among the children of Ja'far." Khalid bin Sarah says: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far how Sayyiduna Qutham died. He informed me that he was martyred. I said: Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) know best what is good and virtuous. He said: Yes, indeed.

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her) that when Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions had attained martyrdom, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) came to my house. I had put forty skins to be cleaned, the dough was kneaded, and I had bathed my children, oiled them, and made them very clean and tidy. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) came and said: "Bring Ja'far's sons to me." I brought them to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), he smelled them, and tears came to his eyes. I said: "O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, why are you weeping? Has any news reached you about Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Yes, they were martyred today." Hearing this, I stood up and screamed, women gathered around me, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) went to his house. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "O people! Do not be heedless of preparing food for the family of Ja'far, for they are afflicted by the shock of the martyrdom of their guardian."