It is narrated from Yusuf bin Mahak that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) standing by the legs of the bier of Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Uhud the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission (to take part in the battle) and placed him among the archers.

Concerning Salamah bin al-Akwa' (al-Akwa's name was Sinan bin Abdullah), Muhammad bin Umar says that he took part in seven military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and fought nine campaigns under the command of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him), whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed as our commander. It is also narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that his kunyah was Abu Iyas, and according to his son Iyas bin Salamah, his father passed away in Madinah in 74 AH, when he was eighty years old.

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Sinan, and he passed away in Madinah in 74 AH.

Concerning Malik bin Sinan, Shabab bin Khayyat states that he was the father of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Sa'd bin Malik), and that Qatadah bin al-Nu'man was his maternal brother.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: On the day of Uhud the blessed face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was wounded, and my father, Malik bin Sinan, sucked the blood from the face of him (peace and blessings be upon him) and swallowed it. Upon this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever would be pleased to look at a man whose blood has mixed with my blood, let him look at Malik bin Sinan."

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that the name of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) was Sa'd bin Malik bin Sinan, and he passed away in 74 AH.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq. Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) says that he was fifteen years old at that time, and that he took part in the Battle of the Trench and all the battles after it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: On the day of Uhud I was presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when I was thirteen years old. My father took hold of my hand and began saying: "O Messenger of Allah, he is strong-boned, even though he still looks frail." He (peace and blessings be upon him) looked me over carefully from top to bottom and then said: "Send him back." So he sent me back.

It is narrated from Iyas bin Salamah bin al-Akwa' that Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 74 AH.