It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that one night the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by him, and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Musa was reciting the Qur'an. He (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and began listening to his recitation, then moved on. In the morning, when Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Musa! Last night I passed by you while you were reciting, and we stopped to listen to your recitation." Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Prophet of Allah! Had I known of your presence, I would have recited (the Qur'an) for you with even more embellishment and in a more beautiful voice." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu Burdah that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked me: "Do you know what my father (Umar) said to your father (Abu Musa)?" I said: No. He said: My father asked your father: "Would it please you that our accepting Islam with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), our emigration, our jihad and all our deeds remained secure for us, and that from every deed we did after that we would escape in such a way that we received neither reward nor sin (that is, came out even)?" Your father said to my father: "No, by Allah! After the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) we waged jihad, prayed, fasted and did much good, and we hope (from Allah) for its reward." Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: At this my father said to your father: "By the One in Whose hand my soul is! My wish is that those early deeds remain secure for me, and that I escape from everything after that exactly even (so that no reckoning remains)." Abu Burdah says: I said (to Ibn Umar): "Indeed, your father was better than my father." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) as commander of a naval expedition. While they were travelling by night, suddenly a caller called out to them from above: "Shall I not inform you of a decree which Allah has made binding upon Himself? Whoever remains thirsty for the sake of Allah on a scorching hot day, it is a right upon Allah that He will quench his thirst on the Day of Thirst (the Day of Resurrection)." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Urwah that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), after the death of his brother Anbasah bin Abi Sufyan, appointed Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) as governor of Egypt in the year 44 AH, and in that year Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) led the Hajj. Ma'ruf bin Yazid al-Makki says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was sitting in the Sacred Mosque and we were in front of him, when Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and sat by him. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) turned away from him, so Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What is the matter, that I see you turning away? Do you not know that I am more entitled to this matter (the caliphate) than your cousin (Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him)?" Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked: "Why? Is it because he (Ali) was a Muslim while you were a disbeliever?" Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "No, rather because I am the cousin of Uthman." He said: "Then his cousin is better than your cousin." Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Uthman was killed wrongfully." Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was also present there, and Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "By Allah! This one (Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) is more entitled to this matter than you." Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Umar was killed by a disbeliever, whereas Uthman was killed by a Muslim." Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "By Allah! That only weakens your argument further."

It is narrated from Abu Yunus that Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir al-Hizami said: The kunyah of Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Amr, and he passed away in the year 52 AH.

It is narrated from Ubadah bin Nusayy: I passed by some people who had gathered around an elderly man who was narrating hadith. They made way for me, and I saw that the elderly man was saying: "O people! Three things are a trust with you; whoever safeguards them is a believer, and whoever does not safeguard them is not a believer: (namely) if he says that he has prayed when he has not prayed, or says that he has fasted when he has not fasted, or that he has taken the ritual bath (ghusl) for major impurity when he has not." Ubadah says: I asked the person sitting beside me: "Who is this?" He said: "This is Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him), the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Fil, the freed slave of Ziyad, that he said: Ziyad sent me to Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) (who is also called Ibn al-Adbar), but he refused to come. Then he sent me a second time, and again he refused. Then Ziyad sent him a message: "I warn you of the outcome of matters whose initiators were destroyed."

It is narrated from Ziyad bin Ilaqah that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Hujr bin al-Adbar (may Allah be pleased with him) when Ziyad was taking him (as a prisoner) to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). He was mounted on a camel, with both his legs hanging down on one side.

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Hujr bin Adi al-Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Abd al-Rahman. He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as part of a delegation. He took part in the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, and in the Battles of the Camel and Siffin with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) had him killed at a place called "Marj Adhra'". He had two sons, Abdullah and Abd al-Rahman, whom Mus'ab bin al-Zubayr took captive and killed. Sayyiduna Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred in the year 53 AH.

It is narrated from Nafi' that he said: During the nights when Sayyiduna Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) was being sent to Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), people were bewildered and anxious, asking: "What has been done with Hujr?!" When the news (of his martyrdom) reached Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) while he was sitting in the market with his knees drawn up and wrapped in his cloth, he immediately undid the wrap, sprang up and set off. I could hear the sound of his weeping from behind him as he walked away.