Muhammad bin Umar narrates the same from his shaykhs. The virtues of Sa'd bin Khaythamah, who was one of the chiefs (nuqaba').

It is narrated from Sufyan that the chiefs (nuqaba') were twelve men, among whom were Sa'd bin Ubadah, Sa'd bin al-Rabi' and Sa'd bin Khaythamah; then he mentioned the rest of them.

Sulayman bin Aban narrates from his father that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for Badr, Sa'd bin Khaythamah and his father both intended to go out with him. This was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that only one of them should go. So they cast lots, and the lot fell to Sa'd. He went with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Badr and was martyred there. Then his father Khaythamah was martyred the following year on the day of Uhud.

Muhammad bin Umar narrates from his shaykhs concerning Sa'd bin Mu'adh that he was a Khazraji Ansari, and his kunyah was Abu Amr. On the day of the Battle of the Trench (Khandaq), the banner of the tribe of Aws was with him. He was struck by an arrow in the vein of his arm (al-akhal), which severed it, and blood began to flow. This happened in the fifth year of the Hijrah.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik that the one who shot the arrow at Sa'd bin Mu'adh on the day of the Battle of the Trench was Hibban bin Qays Ibn al-'Ariqah of Banu Amir bin Lu'ayy. When he shot the arrow, he said: Take it, and I am Ibn al-'Ariqah. Sa'd said: "May Allah scorch your face in the Fire." Then Sa'd lived for about a month after that wound, until he gave judgment concerning Banu Qurayzah by the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and returned to Madinah. Then his wound burst open and he passed away at night. So Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Who is this for whom the gates of heaven have been opened and for whom the Throne of the Most Merciful has shaken?" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to Sa'd and found that he had passed away.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Throne of Allah shook at the death of Sa'd bin Mu'adh." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said at the burial of Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him): "This is the righteous servant for whom the Throne of Allah moved and for whom the gates of heaven were opened."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that out of joy at meeting Allah Almighty, the Throne, meaning the throne about which Allah said: "And he raised his parents upon the throne" [Surah Yusuf: 100] , (shook so violently that) its planks began to creak. The narrator said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered his grave and stayed there for a while. When he came out, it was said: O Messenger of Allah, why did you stay there? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sa'd was squeezed once by the grave, so I prayed to Allah to remove it from him." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma' bint Yazid bin al-Sakan al-Ansariyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, his mother cried out and wept. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Will your tears not dry and your grief not go away? Your son is the first person at whom Allah Almighty smiled (with pleasure) and for whom the Throne shook." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the bier of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was carried, the hypocrites began to say: How light his bier is! And that is only because of the (harsh) judgment he gave concerning Banu Qurayzah. When this reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather the angels were carrying his bier." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.