It is narrated from Abdullah bin Miknaf that Sayyiduna Khawwat bin Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was among those who set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) towards Badr. When they reached al-Rawha, the sharp point of a stone struck him and his bone was broken, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back to Madinah and allotted him a share (of the spoils) and a reward; so he was just as if he had been present in the battle himself. The narrators have stated that Khawwat (may Allah be pleased with him) took part in the battles of Uhud and the Trench and in all the battles with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Salih bin Khawwat bin Salih narrates from his family that Sayyiduna Khawwat bin Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) died in Madinah in the year 40 AH; he was seventy-four years old and was a man of medium height.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Khawwat bin Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I fell ill and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited me. Then when I recovered, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Khawwat! Your body has become healthy; now fulfil for Allah Almighty the promise you made to Him." I said: I did not make any promise to Allah. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, there is no sick person who falls ill except that he makes some vow or intends something (in his heart). So fulfil for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, the (promise) you made to Him."

It is narrated from Yahya bin Ma'in that the name of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) (before Islam) was al-Husayn, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to Abdullah.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) was "Abu Yusuf", and before accepting Islam his name was "al-Husayn". When he accepted Islam, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) named him Abdullah. He belonged to the Children of Israel and was among the descendants of Sayyiduna Yusuf bin Ya'qub (peace be upon them both). He was also an ally of the Qawaqilah, of Banu Awf, a branch of the Khazraj. According to the statements of all the historians, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) died in Madinah in the year 43 AH, during the reign of Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Yahya bin Sa'id that the clientage (wala') of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) was to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he died in the year 43 AH. The two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Muslim) agreed on the hadith of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say about anyone walking on the face of the earth, "He is among the people of Paradise", except Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from al-Dahhak concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "And a witness from the Children of Israel testifies to the like of it" [Surah al-Ahqaf: 10] , that he said: The witness meant in this verse is Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was one of the eminent scholars and rabbis of the Children of Israel.

It is narrated from Kharashah bin al-Hurr that he said: I was sitting in a circle in the mosque of Madinah in which there was a handsome and dignified elderly man, and he was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him). He was telling the people very good things. When he got up and left, the people said: "Whoever would be pleased to look at a man from the people of Paradise, let him look at him." I said (to myself): By Allah! I will certainly follow him so that I may find out where his house is. So I followed him. He walked on until he was about to leave Madinah, and then he entered his house. I asked his permission to enter and he gave me permission, and asked: "O my nephew! What do you need?" I said: I heard the people saying such and such (words of praise) about you, and I liked the idea of being with you. He said: "Allah knows best who is of the people of Paradise, and I will tell you why they said that. (What actually happened is that) I was sleeping when suddenly a man came to me and said to me: 'Get up.' He took my hand and I went with him. On my left there were some paths, and I wanted to walk on them, but he said to me: 'Do not walk on these paths, for they are the paths of the people of the left (the people of Hell).' Then on my right there appeared a clear, straight path, and he said: 'Take this path.' Then I came to a mountain, and he said to me: 'Climb it.' Whenever I tried to climb, I fell down on my back, and I did that several times. Then he took me on until he came to a pillar whose top was in the sky and whose lower part was in the earth, and at its very top was a ring. He said to me: 'Climb on top of it.' I said: How can I climb it when its top is in the sky? Then he took me by the hand and tossed me upwards, and I was hanging from that ring. Then he struck that pillar and it fell, while I remained holding on to that ring, hanging, until morning. Then I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and related this dream to him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The paths you saw on your left are the paths of the people of the left (the people of Hell), and those on your right are the paths of the people of the right (the people of Paradise). The mountain is the abode of the martyrs, which you will not attain (at this time). The pillar is the pillar of Islam, and the ring is the firm handhold of Islam, so you will continue holding firmly to it until you die.'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik al-Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out and I was with him, until we entered a synagogue of the Jews, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O assembly of Jews! Show me twelve men who bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and Allah Almighty will remove from every Jew beneath the sky the wrath that has fallen upon him." The narrator says: They all remained silent and none of them answered. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated his words, but no one answered. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have refused?! Then by Allah! I am al-Hashir (the one who gathers people), I am al-Aqib (the one who comes after all), and I am the chosen and selected Prophet of Allah, whether you believe or deny." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned back and I was with him, until, when we were about to go out, suddenly a man behind us called out: O Muhammad! Wait a moment. Then that man came forward and (addressing the Jews) said: "O assembly of Jews! What do you know of me among you?" They said: "By Allah! We do not know of anyone among us more learned in the Book of Allah than you, nor anyone with more understanding than you, nor was your father before you, nor your grandfather before your father." At this the man said: "Then I bear witness, taking Allah as witness, that he is indeed that Prophet of Allah whom you find written in the Torah." Hearing this, the Jews said: "You have lied." Then they rejected his words and said offensive things about him. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are the ones who have lied; your word will not be accepted now. Only a little while ago you were praising him with so much good, and now that he has believed, you are calling him a liar and saying whatever you please about him; so your word will never be accepted." The narrator says: Then we went out from there and we were three people: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I, and Abdullah bin Salam. And Allah Almighty revealed this verse concerning him: "Say: Tell me, if it (this Qur'an) is from Allah and you have disbelieved in it (then what will be your state)?" [Surah al-Ahqaf: 10] This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but they did not record it. The two Shaykhs agreed only on the narration of Humayd from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the words "What standing does Abdullah bin Salam have among you?" are mentioned in abridged form.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Hanzalah that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) passed through the market with a bundle of firewood on his head, and he said: "By means of this I remove arrogance (from my self), for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever has arrogance in his heart even to the weight of a mustard seed will not enter Paradise.'" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it in the mention of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him).