Salih al-Hafiz Jazarah states that Fadlak al-Razi said to me: "When you go to Nishapur, you will be received by an elder whose face is handsome, whose clothing is fine, whose riding is splendid and whose speech is excellent; then know that he is Muhammad bin Yahya al-Dhuhli. And the first thing you ask him about should be the hadith narrated by Shu'bah from Yahya bin Sabih," and he mentioned this hadith. Salih said: As it happened, when I entered Nishapur for the first time, a man of exactly this description received me. I asked about him, and the people told me that this was Muhammad bin Yahya. I greeted him with salam and he returned it, and I followed him until he dismounted at his lodging. I said: "Will the Shaykh show me his books?" He brought out some juz' (booklets) and said: "Wait until I go out for the Zuhr prayer." Then when he came out, he gave the adhan and the iqamah and led the prayer, then sat in his mihrab. I read before him what I had written, then I said to him: "There is a hadith that Fadlak al-Razi conveyed to me through the Shaykh's chain." He said: "Present it." I said: "Sa'id bin Amir narrated to you, (saying) Shu'bah narrated to us," and I related the whole hadith. He smiled and said to me: "O young man! One who makes such a (fine) selection of hadith as you have made and reads as you read knows that Sa'id bin Amir does not narrate a hadith like this." I said: "Yes, (in fact) it was Sa'id bin Wasil who narrated it to you?" He said: "Yes, Sa'id bin Wasil narrated it to us."

Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Aqil narrates from Sayyiduna Jabir or Anas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The voice of Abu Talhah in the army is better than a thousand men." We have recorded it only with this chain, and all of its narrators, from first to last, are trustworthy (thiqah). However, this text is known from the hadith of Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him):

Ibn Jud'an narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The voice of Abu Talhah in the army is better than a whole company."

Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Talhah narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of the Battle of Uhud: "Whoever kills a disbeliever, his belongings (salab) will be his." So on that day Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) killed twenty (20) men. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Thabit narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that after the passing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) fasted for forty years, and he did not fast only on the days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Thabit narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will never become a commander even over two men, nor will I speak ill of them." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Ali bin Zayd and Thabit narrate from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: "Go forth, whether light or heavy." [Surah al-Tawbah: 41] and said: "Allah Almighty has commanded us to go forth, (or he said:) Allah has commanded us and called us to go forth in every condition, old and young; so prepare my equipment." His sons said: "May Allah have mercy on you! You waged jihad in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); now we will wage jihad on your behalf." But he went on jihad by a sea voyage (on the Mediterranean) and passed away during it. His companions searched for an island to bury him, but for seven days they found no place, and during those seven days his body did not change (decay) in the slightest. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. And in our view, there is no contradiction between these two reports and the statements of the imams that we mentioned earlier, that Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer, for it may be that he was brought back to Madinah after his death so that Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer.

Thabit narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood between Abu Talhah and Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with them both). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Humayd al-Tawil narrates from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) shooting arrows, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his blessed head from behind him to see where his arrow landed. So Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) would stretch out his chest and become a shield for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: "O Prophet of Allah! Stay like this; may Allah make me a ransom for you; my life is sacrificed for your life." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. An account of the virtues of Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Ibn Ishaq, concerning the names of the seventy people who took part in the Pledge of Aqabah, that he said: From Banu Salim bin Awf bin Amr bin Awf bin al-Khazraj was Ubadah bin al-Samit bin Qays bin Asram bin Fihr bin Tha'labah bin Ghanm bin Salim (may Allah be pleased with him). He was a naqib (chief), and he took part in the Battle of Badr and in all the battles alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).