It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin al-Husayn (Imam Zayn al-Abidin) that he said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was the most abstinent (detached from the world) of people and the most correct of them in opinion.

It is narrated from Yusuf bin Mihran that he said: We were with Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he said: If it would please you to see who among the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) made no change or alteration (in his way), then look at Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), for every one of us has changed somewhat (according to circumstances), but he remained as he was.

It is narrated from Abu Ja'far (Imam al-Baqir) that he said: There was none among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who, after hearing a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), feared and guarded against adding to it or taking anything away from it as much as Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) did.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: I recited this verse: "You will never attain righteousness until you spend from that which you love." [Surah Al Imran: 92] Then I reflected on the blessings which Allah had granted me, and I found nothing dearer to me than my slave girl "Radiyyah". So I said: She is free for the pleasure of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. Had it not been that I never go back on anything I have dedicated for the sake of Allah, I would have married her. Then he married her to (his servant) Nafi', and she became the mother of his child (umm walad).

It is narrated from Nafi' that he said: Had you seen Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) following the traces and footsteps of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so intensely, you would certainly have said (seeing the depth of his devotion): This man is mad.

It is narrated from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) accepted Islam (at a young age) before his father, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man asked him about an issue, and he said: "I have no knowledge of it." When the man turned his back and left, Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said (in acknowledgement of a blessing): "How well Ibn Umar answered! He was asked about something he did not know, and he said (without hesitation): I have no knowledge of it."

Rafi' bin Khadij bin Rafi' bin Adi, al-Ansari al-Awsi, took part with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battles of Uhud, the Trench and all the other battles. On the day of Uhud he was struck by an arrow in his collarbone, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "If you wish, I will pull out the arrow but leave its head (the front part of the arrow) inside, and I will testify for you on the Day of Resurrection that you are a martyr." So Rafi' left it inside in order to gain the blessing of this saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). For a long time he felt nothing of it, and when he laughed heartily it (the arrowhead) would become visible. Then, during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), the wound reopened and he died of it.

It is narrated from Bushayr bin Yasar that Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away at the beginning of 74 AH, when he was 86 years old. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) attended his funeral. Rafi's kunyah was Abu Abdullah, and he passed away in Madinah.

It is narrated from Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir that Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij al-Harithi (may Allah be pleased with him) (whose kunyah was Abu Abdullah) passed away in Madinah in 74 AH.