It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Nujayd. He, his father and his sister were among the early Muslims. He took part in several military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He stayed for a period in the lands of his people, then moved to Basrah and passed away there, and his descendants also live there. He died in Basrah one year before the death of Ziyad, and Ziyad died in the year 55 AH.

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that Sayyiduna Abu Nujayd Imran bin Husayn al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) died in Basrah in the year 52 AH.

It is narrated from Hilal bin Yasaf that he said: I went to Basrah and entered the mosque, and there was an elderly man leaning against a pillar narrating hadith. He was saying that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of people are those of my generation, then those who come after them following in their footsteps, then those who come after them. Then there will come people who will give testimony before they are asked to (give) testimony." I asked: "Who is this elderly man?" The people told me that he is Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith has a high (ali) chain and is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Ibrahim bin Ata narrates from his father that Ziyad (or Ibn Ziyad) sent Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) as a collector of zakah. When he returned, he did not have even a single dirham with him (for the treasury). So he asked him: "Where is the wealth?" He replied: "Did you send me for (collecting) wealth? We collected it just as we used to collect it in the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we spent it in the very place where we used to spend it in the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was the most strenuous of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in exerting himself and striving to the utmost in worship."

It is narrated from Muhammad bin al-Munkadir that he said: No one from among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Basrah who was superior (in rank, knowledge and virtue) to Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Mutarrif that he said: We set out with Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) from Basrah towards Kufah, and not a day passed over him in which he did not recite poetry abundantly (in the course of his conversation).

Ibrahim bin Ata bin Abi Maymunah narrates from his father that a she-camel belonging to Nujayd, the son of Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), stopped (and refused to move) while Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) was ill at the time. He was troubled by it and cursed it. So Nujayd went out reciting 'Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un' (We belong to Allah and to Him we return), and that she-camel was very dear to him. He was asked: "What has happened to you?" He said: Abu Nujayd (Sayyiduna Imran) has cursed my she-camel. Then only a little while passed before the neck of that she-camel broke.

It is narrated from Mutarrif bin Abdullah that Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Mutarrif! Know that the angels used to greet me with peace at my head, near the house and near the door of the chamber. Then when I had myself cauterised (for treatment), that stopped." Then when his wound healed, he said: "O Mutarrif! Know that the state I was in before has returned to me. Keep this matter hidden on my behalf until I die."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Since I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have never touched my private part with my right hand." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.