Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from Sayyiduna al-Sa'b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "What is the ruling when an attack is made at night and children of the polytheists are also struck?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are (counted) among their fathers."

It is narrated from Ibn Shihab that: Qabath bin Ashyam bin Amir bin al-Mulawwah bin Ya'mar bin Awf bin Ka'b bin Amir bin Layth al-Dibabi.

It is narrated from Abu al-Huwayrith that he heard Abd al-Malik bin Marwan asking Sayyiduna Qabath bin Ashyam (may Allah be pleased with him): "O Qabath! Are you greater, or the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is greater than me (in rank), but I am older than him (in age). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was born in the Year of the Elephant, and prophethood was granted to him forty years after the incident of the Elephant."

Aban narrates from his father Sulayman that the story of Sayyiduna Qabath bin Ashyam (may Allah be pleased with him) accepting Islam is this: some men from his people and other Arabs came to him and said: "Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abd al-Muttalib has come out calling to a religion different from our religion." So Qabath got up and went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he entered upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "O Qabath! Sit down." Qabath fell silent in astonishment. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you the one who said that if the women of Quraysh came out, they would drive Muhammad and his companions away (from Makkah)?" Qabath said: "By the One who sent you with the truth! This was never spoken by my tongue, nor did my lips murmur it, nor did anyone hear it from me; it was only a thought that arose in my heart. I bear witness that there is no true god but Allah, alone, without partner, and I bear witness that you are His servant and Messenger, and that what you have brought is the truth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Qabath bin Ashyam al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer of two men in which one leads the other is purer in the sight of Allah than the prayer of four praying individually; the prayer of four with one of them as imam is purer than the prayer of eight praying individually; and the prayer of eight with one of them as imam is purer in the sight of Allah than the prayer of a hundred praying individually." (After this) comes the mention of Sayyiduna Umayr bin Qatadah al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that Umayr bin Qatadah bin Sa'd bin Amir bin Layth (is his lineage).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umayr bin Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: There was a matter (a question) in my heart, and I was grieved that I had not been able to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, nor had I heard anyone else ask him about it. So I kept waiting for a (suitable) time. One day I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution, and I found him (peace and blessings be upon him) in two states in which I loved to find him (peace and blessings be upon him): I found him (peace and blessings be upon him) free and in a pleasant mood. So I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Do you permit me to ask you something?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, ask whatever comes to your mind." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is faith?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Generosity and patience." I said: "Which believers are the best in faith?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those who are best in character." I said: "Which Muslims are the best in Islam?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one from whose tongue and hand (from any harm of them) the other Muslims are safe." I said: "Which jihad is the most virtuous?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) lowered his blessed head and remained silent for so long that I began to fear that I had burdened him (peace and blessings be upon him), and I began to wish that I had not asked him (peace and blessings be upon him) this question, because only the day before I had heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "The greatest wrongdoer among the Muslims is the Muslim who asked about something that had not been made unlawful for them, and then it was made unlawful for them because of his question." So I said: "I seek refuge with Allah from the anger of Allah and the anger of His Messenger." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed head and said: "What did you ask?" I said: "Which jihad is the most virtuous?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Speaking a word of justice before a tyrannical ruler." The narrator Abu Badr, who narrates from Abdullah bin Ubayd bin Umayr, is named Bashshar bin al-Hakam. He is a shaykh from Basrah, and he has narrated several hadiths from Thabit al-Bunani.

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that he is Shaddad bin al-Had bin Amr bin Abdullah bin Jabir bin Namir bin Amir bin Layth bin Bakr. The real name of al-Had was Usamah. He is the father of Abdullah bin Shaddad bin al-Had, and he moved to Kufah.

It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah that he mentioned the same lineage given above and said: He was given the title "al-Had" because he used to guide people along the way.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin al-Had (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us for one of the two daytime prayers, Zuhr or Asr, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was carrying either Hasan or Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and placed him by his right foot. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed a long prostration. I raised my head from among the people and saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in prostration and the child was riding on his (peace and blessings be upon him) back, so I went back into prostration. Then when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the people said: O Messenger of Allah! In this prayer you made such a long prostration as you did not use to make before. Were you commanded to do something, or was revelation coming down to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of that was the case; rather, this son of mine had mounted me, and I did not like to hurry him down and trouble him until he had fulfilled his need."