It is narrated from Sayyiduna Dirar bin al-Azwar (may Allah be pleased with him) that: I said: "(O Messenger of Allah!) Stretch out your hand so that I may pledge allegiance to you on Islam." So I pledged allegiance to him, and then I recited these verses: "I have left the gambling arrows, the singing girls who entertain with music, and wine, for the worship of Allah and humble supplication; and now charging bravely into the enemy's ranks and fighting on behalf of the Muslims is my occupation. So, O my Lord, let me not be at a loss in this pledge of mine, when I have exchanged my family and my wealth (and bought the Hereafter)." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Dirar! This pledge of yours is not a losing one."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Dirar bin al-Azwar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me while I was milking (an animal), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave what calls the milk back (the young one's share)."

It is narrated from Shabab that: Wabisah bin Ma'bad bin Qays bin Ka'b bin Fahd bin Munqidh bin al-Harith bin Tha'labah bin Dudan bin Asad bin Khuzaymah. He settled in Kufah, then moved to al-Jazirah, and died there.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wabisah bin Ma'bad (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Do not make the backs of animals into pulpits, and the worst of these animals are those that stumble or are feeble."

Ahmad bin Ya'qub informed us; he said: Musa bin Zakariya narrated to us; he said: Shabab told us that: He is Khuraym bin Fatik bin al-Akhram bin Shaddad bin Amr al-Asadi.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him one day: "Tell me something that will please me." He said: Sayyiduna Khuraym bin Fatik al-Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me; he says: I went out with my camels and reached a place called "Abraq al-Azzaf". There I hobbled my camels and lay down, using the foreleg of one camel as a pillow. This was in the early period after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had announced his prophethood. Then, according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah, I said: "I seek refuge with the lord of this valley (the chief of the jinn)." Suddenly an unseen caller called out to me and recited these verses: "Woe to you! Seek refuge with Allah, the Possessor of majesty and glory, who sent down the unlawful and the lawful; affirm the Oneness of Allah and do not care in the least about these terrors. What fear of these terrors has the resolute man who remembers Allah, whether he is miles away or in the plains of the earth and the mountains? And now the schemes of the jinn have sunk into lowliness, except for piety and righteous deeds." Khuraym says: I asked: "O caller! What is it that you are calling to? Is it, in your view, pure guidance or misguidance?" He replied: "This is the Messenger of Allah, who has brought goodness and blessings. He has brought Ya-Sin, the Ha-Mim surahs and the Mufassal surahs, in which are clear rulings of the lawful and the unlawful. He commands prayer and fasting and restrains people from the evils that were detested in the days of the Jahiliyyah." Khuraym says: I asked: "May Allah have mercy on you, who are you?" He said: "I am Malik bin Malik; the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent me to the region of Najd (to convey the message)." Khuraym says: I said: "If I had a companion who would look after these camels of mine, I would certainly go to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and believe." He said: "I will look after them until, if Allah wills, I deliver them safe and sound to your family." So I tied up one camel and went to Madinah. I arrived on a Friday while the people were engaged in the prayer. I thought: "When the people have completed the prayer, then I will go in." I was still delaying while making my mount kneel when Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) came out and said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is telling you to come in." So I went in. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he said: "What did that old man (the jinn) do, who took the responsibility of delivering your camels safe and sound to your family? Know that he has delivered them safely to your family." I said: 'Rahimahullah' (May Allah have mercy on him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, 'Rahimahullah' (May Allah have mercy on him)." Then Khuraym (may Allah be pleased with him) bore witness that there is no god but Allah, and his Islam proved to be excellent.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Khuraym bin Fatik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I am Khuraym bin Fatik." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Were it not for two traits in you, you would be a (complete) man." He said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah! What are those two traits?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your letting your hair grow very long, and your lower garment hanging down (below the ankles)." So Sayyiduna Khuraym (may Allah be pleased with him) went away from there, had his hair cut, and shortened his lower garment.

It is narrated from Shabab al-Usfuri that: Usamah bin Umayr bin Asim bin Ubaydullah bin Hunayf bin Yasar bin Najiyah bin Amr bin al-Harith bin Tabikhah bin Lihyan bin Hudhayl. He is the father of Abu al-Malih, and he settled in Basrah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he prayed the two (sunnah) rak'ahs of Fajr with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), praying close to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed two light rak'ahs, and he heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting this supplication: 'Allahumma rabba Jibrila wa Mika'ila wa Israfila wa Muhammadin, a'udhu bika min al-nar' (O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika'il, Israfil and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I seek refuge with You from the Fire (of Hell)). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said these words three times. (After this) comes the mention of Abdullah bin Abd al-Malik Abi al-Lahm and of his freed slaves who accepted Islam with him.

It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna that: The name of Abi al-Lahm was Abdullah bin Abd al-Malik bin Abdullah bin Affan. He was an honourable poet. He took part in the Battle of Khaybar, and his slave Umayr was with him. Abu Ubaydah said: He was called Abi al-Lahm (the one who refuses meat) because he used to refuse to eat meat.