It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) died, he said: "O Ibn Awf! Go, for indeed you attained the purity of this world and departed before its turbidity."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that among the men of Banu Zuhrah bin Kilab who took part in the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf bin al-Harith bin Zuhrah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Ja'far bin Burqan narrates: It reached me that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) freed thirty thousand slaves (households) for the pleasure of Allah.

Uthman bin al-Sharid narrates that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) left behind at al-Naqi' one thousand camels, three thousand sheep and a hundred horses grazing there. He used to farm at al-Juruf with twenty water-drawing camels, and from there he would store a year's provision for his family. Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) had accepted Islam before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the house of al-Arqam bin Abi al-Arqam and began calling to the religion there. He took part with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battles of Badr, Uhud, al-Khandaq and all the campaigns, and at Badr, Uhud and al-Khandaq, when people fell back, he stood firm with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Ya'qub narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) used to be called the "Hawari" (special devoted companion) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was travelling in a caravan of riders between Sayyiduna Uthman and Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with them both). Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Who is the one with this garment? Abd al-Rahman replied: It is me. At this Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Miswar! Whoever claims that he is better than your maternal uncle Abd al-Rahman in the merits of the first emigration has lied.

Sayyidah Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyidah Busrah (may Allah be pleased with her) while she was combing the hair of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "O Busrah! Who is proposing marriage to Umm Kulthum?" She named one or two men. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What about the Sayyid al-Muslimin (leader of the Muslims), Abd al-Rahman bin Awf?!" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the members of the Shura: Are you willing that I choose (the caliph) for you and withdraw from the contest myself? Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am the first to agree to this proposal, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say about you: "You are trustworthy among the people of the heavens, and trustworthy among the people of the earth."

Salim narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Qabisah bin Jabir al-Asadi that he said: I was in the state of ihram when I saw a deer. I struck it (with a stone or an arrow), and it hit the base of its horn, and it died. I felt uneasy in my heart about this, so I came to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask about the matter. I found a man of fair complexion with a gentle face sitting beside him, and he was Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him). I asked Sayyiduna Umar, and he turned to Abd al-Rahman and asked: "Do you think one sheep (as expiation) is sufficient for him?" He said: "Yes." So he ordered me to slaughter a sheep. When we got up from his presence, a companion of mine said: "The Commander of the Faithful could not give you a fatwa himself until he asked that man." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) overheard part of what he said, and he gave him a sound beating with his whip. Then he came towards me to beat me, and I said: "O Commander of the Faithful! I did not say anything; it was he who said it." So he left me. Then he said: "You killed game while in the state of ihram, and now you object to the fatwa?!" Then the Commander of the Faithful said: "In a person there are ten traits, nine of which are good and one bad, and that one bad trait ruins all the rest." Then he said: "Beware of the slips of youth." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.