It is narrated from Waqi' bin Sahban that a man came to Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was sitting in the mosque, and asked: What is the ruling on a man who gave his wife three divorces in a single sitting? He replied: "A sin has become binding upon him, and his wife has become unlawful for him (because of the irrevocable divorce)." The man left and mentioned this (with the intention of criticising it) to Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "May Allah Almighty increase among us people of insight like Abu Nujayd (Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn)."

Mention of the virtues of Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd al-Ansari and his brother Sayyiduna Ziyad bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with them both); he (Ziyad) too had the honour of companionship. It is narrated from Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Numayr that he said: Abu Muhammad Fadalah bin Ubayd bin Nafidh bin Suhayb al-Ansari, whose mother was the daughter of Muhammad bin Uqbah bin Uhayhah bin al-Julah, died in Damascus in 53 AH, and his brother Ziyad bin Ubayd died in the same year, while according to another view he died one year after him.

It is narrated from Ibrahim bin Ya'qub al-Juzjani that Sayyiduna Ziyad bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him), the brother of Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd, died in Kufah and was buried at the place called "al-Thawi". His kunyah was Abu al-Mughirah. Harithah bin Badr composed an elegy for him, saying: "May Allah send down His mercy upon the grave and purify it, the one at al-Thawiyyah, over which the dust-bearing winds scatter earth. Quraysh hastened the bier of their chief towards it, so today generosity and firm resolve lie buried in this grave. O Abu al-Mughirah! The world is grief-stricken at your parting, and surely the one whom this world has deceived is truly deceived. With you, good was repaid with good, and for evil deeds there was disapproval and rejection. People used to come to you in great numbers and you would give wealth generously; if only that door of yours, which has now (because of death) been shut, were open in the morning (for those who ask). After you, people's minds have become so light, as if sparrows had built their nests in their heads."

Mention of the virtues of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both). It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna that he said: In the time of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), the name of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was "Abd al-Uzza", so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to "Abd al-Rahman".

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that he said: The kunyah of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Abdullah, and according to one view it was Abu Muhammad. His mother and the mother of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was Sayyidah Umm Ruman bint Amir bin Uwaymir. Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her) embraced Islam and her Islam proved to be excellent. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about her: "Whoever would like to look at a woman from the Hur al-Ayn (the maidens of Paradise), let him look at Umm Ruman." Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her) died in Dhu al-Hijjah of 6 AH.

It is narrated from al-Ma'mari that he said: I heard Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah saying: The name of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) (in the time of Ignorance) was Abd al-Uzza, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to Abd al-Rahman. His kunyah was Abu Muhammad. He was present at the conquest of Damascus, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) granted him, as a reward, Layla, the daughter of al-Judi, the king of Damascus, as he was in love with her.

It is narrated from Urwah bin al-Zubayr that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) informed me that they set out for Syria with some riders from the people of Makkah to obtain provisions. They came to a woman named Layla and saw her appearance and beauty. Then when Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, he was reciting these verses about her: "I remembered Layla while the land of al-Samawah still lay before me; so what has Layla, the daughter of al-Judi, to do with me, and what have I to do with her? And how did my heart come to seek a woman of Banu al-Harith who dwells in Busra or dwells in al-Ma'ati?" Then when the time of Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) came and he conquered Syria, that woman was also among the captives the Muslims took. Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke to Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) about her, so he wrote to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) about the matter, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote back that the woman should be given to him (to Abd al-Rahman).

It is narrated from Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was among those young men of Quraysh who migrated to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) before the Conquest of Makkah.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) remained (at first) upon the polytheistic religion of his people, until he took part in the Battle of Badr on the side of the polytheists and issued a challenge to single combat. His father, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), stood up to face him, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): "Let us continue to benefit from your person (that is, withdraw from the fight)." Then Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) embraced Islam during the period of the truce of Hudaybiyah. His kunyah was Abu Abdullah, and he died in 53 AH during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him). Among the children of Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman was a son named Abu Atiq, and his descendants are called Banu Abi Atiq.

It is narrated from Ayyub that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his father, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): "I saw you (within my aim) on the day of Uhud, but I turned away from you (that is, I did not strike because you are my father)." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "But if I had seen you, I would never have turned away from you (that is, I would have struck you for the sake of the truth)."