It is narrated from Mahmud bin Labid (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Abu al-Haysar Anas bin Rafi' came to Makkah, accompanied by some young men of Banu Abd al-Ashhal, among whom was Iyas bin Mu'adh, they had come to make a treaty of alliance with Quraysh against their people, the Khazraj. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard about them, he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them, sat with them and said: "Would you like something better than the purpose for which you have come?" They asked: What is that? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am the Messenger of Allah. Allah has sent me to His servants to call them to worship Allah alone and not to associate anything with Him, and He has revealed the Book to me." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) told them about Islam and recited the Qur'an to them. Iyas bin Mu'adh, who was still a young boy, said: O my people, by Allah, this is far better than the purpose for which you have come here. Abu al-Haysar then took a handful of dust from the ground, threw it in the face of Iyas bin Mu'adh and said: Leave us alone; by my life, we have not come for this. So Iyas fell silent. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left, and they returned to Madinah. Then the Battle of Bu'ath took place between the Aws and the Khazraj. The narrator said: Shortly after that, Iyas bin Mu'adh passed away. Mahmud bin Labid said: Those of my people who were present at his death told me that he continued declaring Allah's oneness (tahlil), magnifying Him (takbir), praising Him (tahmid) and glorifying Him (tasbih) until he died. So they had no doubt that he died a Muslim, for what he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in that gathering had made Islam permeate his whole being. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, and the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Yahya bin Abdullah narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather, that Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Ma'rur (may Allah be pleased with him) died in the month of Safar, one month before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah, and he was the first of the Nuqaba' (chiefs) to speak.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Ma'rur (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first person to pledge allegiance at the hand of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the Night of Aqabah, in the presence of seventy men of the Ansar. Al-Bara' bin Ma'rur stood up, praised and extolled Allah, and then said: "All praise is for Allah, who honoured us through Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and granted him (peace and blessings be upon him) to us (as a guide). We were the first to answer the call of the caller and the last to be called. We accepted the call of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and showed hearing and obedience. O assembly of the Aws and the Khazraj, Allah Almighty has indeed honoured you with His religion. So if you pledge hearing, obedience and support with gratitude, then obey Allah and His Messenger." Then he sat down. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) hired the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for two trading journeys to Jurash, and fixed the wage for each journey at one young she-camel. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) that the first woman whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married was Sayyidah Khadijah bint Khuwaylid bin Asad bin Abd al-Uzza. He (peace and blessings be upon him) married her in the period of Jahiliyyah, and her father, Khuwaylid bin Asad, gave her in marriage.

Dawud bin Muhammad bin Abi Ma'shar narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather, that Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) died one year before the Hijrah.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ishaq that Abu Talib and Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her) died in the same year, and that was three years before the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) emigration to Madinah. Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) was buried at al-Hajun (cemetery), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself went down into her grave. At the time he (peace and blessings be upon him) married her, she was 28 years old. Muhammad bin Ishaq said: The kunyah of Sayyidah Khadijah was Umm Hind. At the time of her marriage to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), she had a son and a daughter. Khadijah's mother was Fatimah bint Za'idah bin al-Asamm, and her mother was Halah bint Abd Manaf.

It is narrated from Hisham bin Urwah that when Sayyidah Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her) died, she was 65 years old. This is an anomalous (shadh) view, because in my view the reliable position is that she did not reach 60 years of age.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) bore the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) two sons and four daughters, whose names are: Qasim, Abdullah, Fatimah, Zaynab, Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with them).

It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All praise is for Allah, who fed me bread of fine flour, clothed me in silk, and married me to Khadijah, while I was devoted to her."