Nafi' bin Sarjis states: We visited Abu Waqid al-Laythi during the illness in which he died. When he died, we buried him in Makkah at Fakhkh, in the graveyard of the Muhajirun. It is called the graveyard of the Muhajirun because those who had emigrated to Madinah and then came to Makkah for Hajj or to reside there, and died there, used to be buried in it. Among them are Abu Waqid al-Laythi, Abdullah bin Umar and others. Abu Waqid al-Laythi died in the year 68 AH at the age of 85.

Sayyiduna Abu Waqid al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him) states: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so close that my knee was touching his (peace and blessings be upon him) knees. Then someone came and whispered something into his (peace and blessings be upon him) ear, at which the colour of the blessed face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed and the lines of his forehead swelled with anger. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is the messenger of Amir bin al-Tufayl, threatening me and those who take refuge with me, whereas Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has sufficed me against him through the descendants of Isma'il, the two sons of Qaylah (the Ansar)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Waqid al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The legs of my pulpit are firmly fixed in Paradise."

Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri states that the lineage of Zayd bin Arqam bin Zayd bin Qays goes back to Ka'b bin al-Khazraj. His kunyah was Abu Amr, and he died in Kufah in the year 68 AH, during the time of al-Mukhtar bin Abi Ubayd.

Abu Ishaq states: I said to Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him): O Abu Amr!

Abu Ishaq states: The people went out for the prayer for rain (istisqa'), and among them was Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him); there was only one man between him and me. I asked him: "O Abu Amr! How many military expeditions did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undertake?" He replied: "Nineteen." I asked: "In how many did you yourself take part with him (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "Seventeen." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him): We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until we reached the place of Ghadir Khumm. He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that a place be cleared under the shade of the trees. It was so intensely hot that day that we had never faced a hotter day than it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) praised Allah and extolled Him, and said: "O people! No prophet has ever been sent except that he lived half as long as the prophet who came before him. I think that soon I will be called (by my Lord) and I will respond. I am leaving among you something after which you will never go astray, and that is the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, took hold of the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O people! Who has more right over you than your own selves?" They all said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever I am the mawla (patron) of, Ali is also his mawla." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) states: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I was fifteen years old.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) states: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I was fifteen years old.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) states: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I was fifteen years old.