It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that the mother of Sayyiduna Nafi' bin Utbah bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) was Zaynab bint Khalid bin Ubayd bin Suwayd bin Jabir; and it is also said that his mother was Atikah bint Awf, the sister of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nafi' bin Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him) that some Bedouin people, dressed in woollen garments, came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I got up and stood between them and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (as a screen). Then I thought that these people were his (peace and blessings be upon him) confidants, but even so my heart wished that I stay close to him. So I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "You will fight the Arabian Peninsula and Allah will grant its conquest; then you will fight Persia and Allah will grant its conquest too; then you will fight the Dajjal and Allah will grant you victory (by overpowering him)."

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that the kunya of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Azhar bin Abd Awf bin Abd al-Harith bin Zuhrah bin Kilab was "Abu Zubayr". His mother was Bukayrah bint Abd Yazid bin Hashim bin al-Muttalib, and he took part in the Battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abd al-Hamid bin Abd al-Rahman bin Azhar narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Azhar (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the example of the believing servant when fever and its heat afflict him is like that of iron put into fire: its dross (khabath) is removed and its pure essence remains."

It is narrated from Ibn Ishaq that the mother of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Adi bin al-Hamra' al-Thaqafi was the daughter of Shariq bin Amr bin Uhayb, the sister of al-Akhnas bin Shariq.

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that the kunya of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Adi bin al-Hamra' al-Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) was "Abu Amr".

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Adi bin al-Hamra' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while standing at the place called al-Hazwarah in Makkah, say: "By Allah! You are indeed the best land of Allah and the most beloved of all Allah's lands to Him; and had I not been driven out of you (by force), I would never have left you."

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that the kunya of Sayyiduna Habib bin Maslamah al-Fihri (may Allah be pleased with him) is "Abu Abd al-Rahman". It is reported that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) and other Companions used to call him "Habib of the Romans" because of his vigorous military service (against the Byzantines). His age was over forty years but had not reached fifty. He was a Companion of the Messenger, and he passed away in the year 43 AH.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Habib bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was present when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave one third (of the spoils to the fighters) as a reward (nafl).

Mention of the virtues of Sayyiduna Abu Rifa'ah Abdullah bin al-Harith al-Adawi (may Allah be pleased with him): When Abd al-Rahman bin Samurah bin Habib conquered Sijistan, Sayyiduna Abu Rifa'ah Abdullah bin al-Harith was with him; he was a Companion of the Messenger. He travelled with the army, and when night came he stood up to pray. Then in the last part of the night he fell asleep, and his companions forgot him (sleeping there), so a group of the enemy came and slaughtered him right there (martyred him).