Hafs bin Khalid states: An elderly man who came to us from Mosul told me, saying: I accompanied al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) on one of his journeys. In a barren plain he came to need the ritual bath (ghusl) for major impurity, so he said to me: "Screen me." So I screened him. Suddenly my glance fell on him, and I saw that his body was riddled with sword wounds. I said: "By Allah! I have seen on your body marks of wounds such as I have never seen on anyone else." He asked: "Have you seen them?" (Then) he said: "By Allah! There is not a single wound among them that I did not receive alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while fighting in the path of Allah."

It is narrated from Urwah that he said: A rumour was spread by Satan that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had been seized. Al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) heard this news, and at that time he was only eleven years old. He came out with his sword drawn until he came and stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the matter with you?" He said: "I intended to strike (with this sword) whoever had seized you." At this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for him and for his sword. It was the first sword drawn in the path of Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The first battle in Islam was Badr, and at that time we had only two horses: one horse belonged to al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and the other to al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. Abu Mu'awiyah al-Bajali refers to Ammar al-Duhni.

Urwah bin al-Zubayr narrates from his father, Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never set out for any battle or military detachment (sariyyah) without my being part of it along with him (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Abbad bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr that he said: On the day of Badr, al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) was wearing a yellow turban wound around his head (with its end left hanging), and the angels descended wearing yellow turbans.

Sufyan bin Uyaynah states that the inheritance of al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) was divided on (a total of) forty million dirhams.

Imam al-Sha'bi states that the inheritance of al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that was divided amounted to forty million dirhams.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to his father, Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him): "O my father! Narrate to me hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I may pass them on from you, for all the sons of the Companions narrate hadiths from their fathers." He replied: "O my dear son! Whoever was honoured with the companionship of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I too had companionship like theirs or even better than theirs. You already know that your mother, Asma bint Abi Bakr, was my wife, and that your maternal aunt is Aishah bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her). You also know that my mother was Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib, and that my maternal uncles were Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib, Abu Talib and al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), and that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself is the son of my maternal uncle. You also know that my paternal aunt, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her), was his (peace and blessings be upon him) wife, and that her daughter Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). You also know that the maternal grandmother of Sayyidah Khadijah was Habibah bint Asad bin Abd al-Uzza, and that the mother of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Aminah bint Wahb bin Abd Manaf bin Zuhrah. By the grace of Allah, I kept the finest company with him (peace and blessings be upon him); however, I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever attributes to me something that I did not say, let him take his seat in the Fire.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my hand and said: "Indeed, every prophet has a disciple (hawari), and my disciple is al-Zubayr." He was asked: "O Abu Abdullah! Do you know whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said this about anyone other than you?" He said: "By Allah! As far as I know, he did not say it about anyone else." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by a gathering of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) where Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was reciting his poetry to them, but they were not showing much eagerness in listening to his verses. So Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) sat down with them and said: "What is the matter that I do not see you paying attention to the poetry of Ibn al-Furay'ah (Hassan)? He used to present these verses before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would listen to them very attentively, reward him generously for them, and nothing would distract him (peace and blessings be upon him) from his words." Hearing this, Sayyiduna Hassan (may Allah be pleased with him) composed these verses (in praise of Sayyiduna al-Zubayr): "The disciple of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained firm upon his covenant and guidance, and speech is made true by deeds. He stood firm upon his (peace and blessings be upon him) path and way; he is a helper of the truth, and the truth is the most just. He is the famed horseman and the hero who pounces upon the enemy on the day of battle. When war breaks out in all its horror, he stokes its fire further with his gleaming sword, racing ahead towards death. A man whose mother is Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) and whose household is from the tribe of Asad is surely of lofty rank and standing. He has close kinship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and through his support of Islam he has gained an ancient and great glory. How many hardships did al-Zubayr ward off with his sword from al-Mustafa (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah Almighty is the One who grants the finest reward for it. There is none like him among them (the Companions), nor was there before him, nor will there be anyone like him for as long as the world endures, as long as the mountain of Yadhbul stands. (O Zubayr!) Your praise is better than the deeds of other people, but O son of the Hashimi woman, your deeds are even more excellent than your praise."