It is narrated from Nafi' that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), while going out of Madinah on a Friday, was informed of the death of Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) (so that he could attend the funeral). So he set out towards him and (for that reason) could not attend the Friday prayer.

A similar narration is also reported from Hushaym.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that the father of Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl (may Allah be pleased with him), Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl, had abandoned the (polytheistic) religion of his people, Quraysh. He died while Quraysh were building the Ka'bah, and that was five years before revelation began to come to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said about him: "He will be raised (on the Day of Resurrection) as a nation by himself." Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) had already believed before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the house of al-Arqam and invited people to Islam there. Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) took part in the Battles of Uhud and the Trench (Khandaq) and in all the battles with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he was not present at the Battle of Badr.

Abd al-Malik bin Zayd narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away at al-Aqiq; then he was carried on (men's) shoulders to Madinah and buried there. Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) went down into his grave. This was in the year 50 or 51 AH, and at the time of his death he was a little over seventy years old. Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) states that his mother was Fatimah bint Ba'jah bin Umayyah (from Khuza'ah).

Zayd bin Abd al-Rahman bin Sa'id bin Zayd narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) washed (the body of) Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) at the time of sahar (true dawn).

Muharib bin Dithar narrates from the son of Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent word to Marwan bin al-Hakam in Madinah to take the pledge of allegiance for his son Yazid. At that time Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) was not present in Madinah, so Marwan began to wait for him. A man from the people of Syria said to Marwan: What is holding you back? Marwan said: I am waiting for Sa'id bin Zayd to come, because he is one of the elders of the people of Madinah; when he pledges allegiance, all the people will pledge allegiance. The narrator said: Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) was late in coming, until Marwan took the pledge (from the rest of the people), while Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) refrained from pledging allegiance.

Sayyidah Aishah bint Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with her) relates that her father, Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), washed Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) and applied perfume (hanut) to him. Then he came home, took a bath (ghusl) and said: "Take note! I did not take a bath because of washing him (as an obligation); rather, I bathed because of the heat and warmth."

Nufayl bin Hisham narrates from his father that his grandfather, Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about his father Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl, and said: O Messenger of Allah! My father Zayd bin Amr was (a monotheist) just as you saw him and just as news of him reached you; had he lived to see your time, he would certainly have believed in you. Shall I seek forgiveness for him? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, seek forgiveness for him, for he will be raised on the Day of Resurrection as a nation by himself." According to what people related, he was searching for the true religion, and he died while in that search.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ja'far bin al-Zubayr that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab and Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Messenger of Allah! Shall we seek forgiveness for Zayd bin Amr? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, seek forgiveness for him, for he will be raised as a nation by himself."

Qays bin Abi Hazim narrates from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I have seen the time when Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had (harshly) tied up me and my mother (meaning the mother of Sa'id bin Zayd) because of Islam. And if Mount Uhud were to crumble apart because of what you people have done to Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), it would be deserving of it." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.