It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ten men are in Paradise: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, al-Zubayr, Talhah, Abd al-Rahman, Sa'd and Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah." These were nine persons. Then he (Sa'id bin Zayd) fell silent, and the people said: We ask you by Allah, tell us who the tenth is. He said: "You have asked me by Allah, (so listen:) Abu al-A'war (Sa'id bin Zayd) is in Paradise."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that she said: I saw Zayd bin Amr bin Nufayl standing with his back leaning against the Ka'bah, saying: "O people of Quraysh! Today none of you is upon the religion of Ibrahim except me." He used to save the lives of girls who were to be buried alive. When a man intended to kill his daughter, he would say to him: "Wait! Do not kill her; I will bear the burden of her expenses." So he would take her, and when the girl grew up, he would say to her father: "If you wish, I will hand her over to you, and if you wish, I will continue to support her." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Urwah bin al-Zubayr, in the mention of the Companions who stayed behind from going with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to the Battle of Tabuk, that among them was Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik bin al-Qayn (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the poet of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik bin Abi Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) was the poet of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). His kunyah is reported to have been "Abu Abdullah". He took part in the Battle of Uhud, in which he received more than ten wounds and was severely injured. He did not take part in the Battle of Badr, but he took part in 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 he stayed behind from it; and he is one of the three Companions whose repentance Allah accepted. Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) died in the year 50 AH, during the governorship of Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with them both), and at that time he was seventy-seven years old.

Sa'd bin Ishaq narrates from his father, from his grandfather Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that when the repentance of Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions was accepted, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to pray two rak'ahs (or two prostrations).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) (he was present at the Pledge of Aqabah) that he said: We set out from Madinah with the pilgrims, and Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Ma'rur (may Allah be pleased with him) said to us: "O people! I have formed an opinion, and by Allah, I do not know whether you will agree with me on it or not." We asked: What is it? He said: "I have decided that I will not leave this House (the Ka'bah) behind my back (that is, I will face the Ka'bah in prayer)."

It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna that (this is the lineage of) Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr bin Mujadda' bin Hidhyam bin al-Harith bin Tha'labah bin Mulayl bin Damrah bin Bakr bin Abd Manah bin Kinanah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that the mother of Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr bin Mujadda' (may Allah be pleased with him) was Umamah bint Malik bin al-Ashall. He died in Khurasan while he was its governor; this was in the year 51 AH.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr bin Mujadda' (may Allah be pleased with him) was from the descendants of Tha'labah, the brother of Ghifar bin Mulayl. He remained in the company of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until his passing, then he moved to Basrah and settled there. Then Ziyad bin Abi Sufyan appointed him governor of Khurasan, and he remained there until he passed away there (in Khurasan) in the year 50 AH.

It is narrated from Abu Hajib that he said: I was with Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) when a messenger of Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him and said: "The Commander of the Believers says to you: You are the most deserving of people to help us in this matter." He replied: Indeed, I heard my close friend and your cousin (the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)) say: "When the matter (the tribulation) reaches this point, make a sword of wood."