It is narrated from Abu Nu'aym that Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) died in 88 AH.

It is narrated from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri that Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) lived in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was fifteen years old.

It is narrated from Qudamah bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Hatib that he said: I saw al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf beating Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd during the rule of Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both). Meanwhile Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared, wearing a waist-wrapper and a yellow cloak. When he drew near, al-Hajjaj signalled that his son should no longer be beaten.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I narrate to the people the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and they talk of this and that. If I die, they will then not hear anyone saying: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say.'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu Mawdud that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him); his beard had turned white and he had trimmed his moustache.

It is narrated from Abd al-Muhaymin bin Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd, from his father, from his grandfather, Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), that he was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Battle of Uhud.

It is narrated from Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir that Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), whose kunyah was Abu al-Abbas, died in Madinah in 91 AH, and he was the last of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to die in Madinah; at that time he was one hundred years old. Mention of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Hadrad al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Hadrad al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him), whose kunyah was Abu Muhammad, died in 71 AH, when he was eighty-one years old. Abu Hadrad's name was Salamah, and he belonged to Banu Rifa'ah, a branch of the tribe of Aslam. Mention of Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from a freed slave of Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Were you present at the Battle of Badr?" He replied: "May your mother weep for you! How could I have been absent from Badr?!" Al-Ansari says: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) towards Badr when he was a young boy, and he used to serve the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Hatim says: We asked al-Ansari how old Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was when he died, and he told us that he was one hundred and seven years old.

It is narrated from Ishaq bin Yazid that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) with a seal stamped on his neck, which al-Hajjaj had stamped; al-Hajjaj wanted to humiliate him by it.