It is narrated from al-Tufayl bin Sakhbarah (may Allah be pleased with him), the maternal brother of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that he saw a dream. Then he narrated a hadith like it. This narration is more likely to be the preserved (mahfuz) one than the first.

It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna that Nubayshah bin Abdullah bin Shayban bin Attab bin al-Harith bin Husayn bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Uzza, who is called "Nubayshah al-Khayr", had the kunyah Abu Tarif, and he settled in Basrah.

It is narrated from Umm Asim, who was the umm walad of Sinan bin Salamah bin al-Muhabbiq al-Hudhali, that she said: Nubayshah came to us; the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had named him "Nubayshah al-Khayr". He came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) had some captives with him, and he said: "O Messenger of Allah! Either release them as a favour (without compensation), or free them in exchange for a ransom." At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have advised what is good; you are Nubayshah al-Khayr (Nubayshah of goodness)."

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Khalid bin Zayd bin Kulayb bin Tha'labah bin Abd Awf, who belonged to Banu Tamim bin Malik bin al-Najjar, took part in the Pledge of al-Aqabah, the Battle of Badr, all the campaigns, and the conquests of Iraq. He was also present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) at the Battle of Siffin. Then he went to Syria, entered the land of the Romans as a warrior, and stayed at Constantinople.

It is narrated from Ibrahim bin Kathir: I heard Umarah bin Ghaziyyah say that Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). Then he mentioned the same long hadith that has already passed on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith is mursal, because there is a long gap in time between Umarah bin Ghaziyyah and Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub and Mu'awiyah, whereas the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) is connected (muttasil) and fully traced (musnad).

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah bin Malik bin Nasr bin Tha'labah bin Jusham bin Uwayf bin Shalil bin Hazimah bin Sakan bin Ali bin Malik bin Zayd bin Qays bin Abqar bin Anmar al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) stayed in Qarqisiya during the days of the tribulation (fitnah), then moved from there to Kufah, and passed away there in the year 51 AH.

It is narrated from Ibn Ishaq that the name of Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) is Abdullah bin Qays, and he was an ally of the family of Utbah bin Rabi'ah bin Abd Shams.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that the name of Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) is Abdullah bin Qays bin Sulaym bin Haddar bin Harb bin Amir bin Bakr bin Amir bin Adhar bin Wa'il bin Najiyah bin al-Jumahir bin al-Ash'ar, and al-Ash'ar is Nabt bin Udad bin Yashjub bin Ya'rub bin Qahtan. His mother was Zabyah bint Wahb bin Atik, who accepted Islam and passed away in Madinah. Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Makkah and became an ally of Abu Uhayhah Sa'id bin al-As, accepted Islam there in Makkah, emigrated to Abyssinia, and then arrived with the people of the two ships at the time when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was at Khaybar.

It is narrated from Ibn Ishaq that Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) was among those who emigrated to the land of Abyssinia, and he remained there until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri to the Negus. He brought them back aboard two ships, and they reached him (peace and blessings be upon him) at the conquest of Khaybar, after the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Buraydah that, describing the appearance of Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: He was light of body, short of stature, and had a thin beard.