It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of the women of her time is Maryam bint Imran, and the best of the women of her time is Khadijah (bint Khuwaylid)." Most of Hisham's students have narrated it in this way, and it is recorded in this form in the two Sahihs of the two Shaykhs.

It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah that this is the mention of the lineage of Wathilah bin al-Asqa' bin Abd al-Uzza bin Abd Yalil bin Nashib bin Ghiyarah bin Sa'd bin Layth (al-Laythi); there is a difference of opinion (among the scholars) about his kunyah.

It is narrated from Makhul that I came to Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Abu al-Asqa', narrate to us a hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which there is no doubt, no addition and no possibility of forgetfulness. He asked: Has any one of you recited anything of the Qur'an tonight? We said: Yes, but we have not retained it (word for word, exactly as it was revealed). He said: This Qur'an is present among you in written form and you spare no effort in preserving it, and despite that you think that you add to it or omit from it; then what about hadiths that we heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and perhaps we heard them only once? It is sufficient for you that when we narrate a hadith to you, we convey its meaning (correctly). One of his kunyahs is also said to be Abu Qirsafah.

It is narrated from Abu al-Fayd that Maslamah bin Abd al-Malik addressed us in a sermon and said: Do not fast Ramadan while travelling, and whoever fasts it (while travelling) must make it up. Abu al-Fayd says: Then I met Abu Qirsafah Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him about this, and he said: Even if I kept on fasting (while travelling), fast after fast, I would not make them up (I do not consider it wrong not to make them up; that is, fasting while travelling is permissible and rewarded).

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that the kunyah of Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) is Abu Qirsafah, and he also had a house in Basrah. It is also said that his kunyah was Abu Shaddad.

It is narrated from Yunus bin Maysarah bin Halbas that I met Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Abu Shaddad, how are you?

It is narrated from Sa'id bin Khalid that Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 83 AH, when he was one hundred and five years old.

It is reported from Yahya bin Ma'in that Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 83 AH, and at that time he was one hundred and five years old.

It is narrated from Asma' bint Wathilah bin al-Asqa' that when my father had prayed the Fajr prayer, he would remain seated facing the qiblah until the sun rose. Sometimes I would speak to him about some need and he would not answer me. I asked about this, and he said that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever prays the Fajr prayer, then, before speaking to anyone, recites 'Say: He is Allah, the One' one hundred times, then for each time he recites 'Say: He is Allah, the One', the sins of one year will be forgiven for him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that when I accepted Islam, I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Go and take a bath with water and lote-tree leaves (sidr), and shave off from your body the hair of disbelief (from the days of ignorance)," and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his blessed hand over my head.