Iyas bin Salamah narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: We were present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the battle of Khaybar, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) put his saliva in the eyes of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and he was cured. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the banner. Then Marhab (the enemy's champion) came out reciting these verses: "Khaybar knows well that I am Marhab, armed to the teeth, a seasoned hero; when wars blaze up, I too become a flame." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came out against him saying: "I am the one whose mother named me Haydar (lion), like the lion of the forests, fearsome to behold; I will repay you with a great measure (sandarah) for a sa'." The narrator says: Then he struck Marhab such a blow that he split his head open and killed him, and thus victory was granted. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took his sword "Dhu al-Faqar" (as a special share) from the spoils of war on the day of Badr. This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and I have mentioned it here to refute the weak reports which say that Dhu al-Faqar was obtained on the day of Khaybar.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was from al-safi (that is, the special portion which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would choose for himself before the spoils of war were distributed). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed me in charge of "the fifth of the fifth" (one fifth of the one-fifth share of the spoils of war), and I spent it only in its appointed places during the lifetimes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We set off with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from Khaybar towards Wadi al-Qura. With him (peace and blessings be upon him) was a slave whom Rifa'ah bin Zayd al-Judhami had given him as a gift. While he was unloading the saddle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) close to sunset, an arrow came from an unknown direction and struck him, and he was killed. We said: "Congratulations to him on Paradise!" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Not at all! By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the cloak which he took by embezzlement from the common spoils of the Muslims on the day of Khaybar is now burning upon him as fire." On hearing this, a man came in alarm and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I took two straps for my sandals." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two straps like them will be prepared for you in the Fire." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. They only recorded the opening part of it through the chain of Malik from Thawr bin Zayd: "We went out to Khaybar, and we did not gain gold or silver as spoils there."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the news of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) was overcome with grief. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) came to him and said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has given Ja'far two wings stained with blood, with which he flies about with the angels." This hadith has several chains from Sayyiduna al-Bara', but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the news of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) came, we saw signs of grief on the blessed face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). A man came and said: "O Messenger of Allah! The women are troubling us, or they have overwhelmed us (that is, they are wailing excessively)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back to them and make them be quiet." He went and then came back, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back three times. (Finally) he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go to them, and if they refuse, throw dust in their faces." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said in my heart to that man: "May Allah keep you far away! I know that you are neither fully carrying out the order of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor could you give yourself any peace when you realised that you would not be able to throw dust into their mouths." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: After the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), no one better than Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) has worn sandals or ridden a mount (that is, he was the most distinguished of all in generosity and nobility). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Abd al-Rahman bin Jubayr narrates from his father that when the grief of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became intense over those who had been martyred at the battle of Mu'tah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Dajjal will be confronted by a people who are like you or even better than you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times, and then said: "Allah will never disgrace a nation at whose beginning I (Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)) am and at whose end is Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Amir that whenever Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) greeted Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him), he would say: 'As-salamu alayka ya Ibn Dhi al-Janahayn' (Peace be upon you, O son of the one with two wings). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it; and I have deferred the virtues of Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) so as to mention them in the chapter on the virtues of all the Companions.