Mention of the virtues of Sayyiduna Uqbah bin al-Harith al-Qurashi (may Allah be pleased with him): It is narrated from Yahya bin Ma'in that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Uqbah bin al-Harith bin Amir bin Nawfal bin Abd Manaf was "Abu Sirwa'ah", and Abdullah bin Abi Mulaykah heard hadith from him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin al-Harith bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he married Umm Yahya bint Abi Ihab. Then a Nubian slave woman came and said: "I have breastfed you both." So I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned that to him (and he narrated the rest of the hadith).

It is narrated from Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him), in the naming of the Companions from Banu Za'ura' bin Abd al-Ashhal who took part in the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) was among them.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ishaq, in the mention of those who took part in the Battle of Badr, that from the Ansar tribe of Aws, and then from their allies Banu Abd al-Ashhal, was Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah bin Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him). He passed away in the year 43 or 46 AH, and at that time he was seventy-seven years old. His kunyah was "Abu Abd al-Rahman", and Marwan bin al-Hakam led his funeral prayer.

It is narrated from Ibn Numayr that Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 43 AH.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in Madinah in the year 46 AH. He was seventy-seven years old at that time, and he was tall (of stature) and bald-headed.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) was "Abu Abd al-Rahman". He accepted Islam in Madinah at the hands of Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him), even before Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr and Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with them both). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established brotherhood (mu'akhat) between him and Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him). He took part in the Battles of Badr and Uhud, and on the day of Uhud he was among those who stood firm with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) even though the people turned back. He took part in the Battle of the Trench (Khandaq) and in all the battles with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) except the Battle of Tabuk, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed him as his deputy in Madinah when he set out for Tabuk. He was also among those who killed Ka'b bin al-Ashraf.

It is narrated from Tha'labah bin Dubay'ah: I heard Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "I know a man whom the tribulation (fitnah) will not harm." Then we came to Madinah and saw a tent pitched, and in it was Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him). I asked him (the reason for leaving the city), and he said: "I will not settle in any of their cities until this tribulation clears away from the community of the Muslims."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I know a man whom the tribulation will not harm." When we came to Madinah, we found a tent pitched there in which Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) was seated. We asked him, and he said: "Until this matter (the tribulation) becomes fully clear, we will not take up residence in any of their cities." This is a great virtue, narrated with a sahih (authentic) chain of narration.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Abi Hathmah (may Allah be pleased with him): I was sitting with Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) when the daughter of al-Dahhak bin Khalifah passed by, and he (Muhammad bin Maslamah) began to gaze at her fixedly. I said (in surprise): Subhan Allah! You are doing this despite being a distinguished Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When Allah Almighty puts into a man's heart (the wish of) proposing marriage to a woman, there is no harm in him looking at her." This hadith is gharib (unusual), and its narrator Ibrahim bin Sirmah does not meet the standard of this book (al-Mustadrak).