It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated, and Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) was close to him, when suddenly he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned a greeting of peace and then said: "O Asma', this is Ja'far bin Abi Talib, who is with Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil. They have greeted us, so you too return their greeting. He has told me that he encountered the polytheists on such-and-such a day, this being three or four days before he passed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Ja'far said: 'I fought the polytheists, and I received seventy-three wounds on the front of my body from spears, arrows and swords. Then I took hold of the banner in my right hand and it was cut off; then I took it with my left hand and it too was cut off. So Allah Almighty gave me two wings in place of my two hands, with which I fly with Jibril and Mika'il; I descend wherever I wish in Paradise and eat whatever of its fruits I wish.'" Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) said: May the good that Allah has granted Ja'far be a blessing for him, but I fear that people will not believe it, so go up onto the pulpit and inform the people of it. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) went up onto the pulpit, praised and extolled Allah, and said: "O people, indeed Ja'far is with Jibril and Mika'il; he has two wings which Allah has given him in place of his hands. He has greeted me." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) told the people about his encounter with the polytheists. So after the day on which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had informed them that Ja'far had encountered them, this became clear to the people; that is why he is called al-Tayyar (the one who flies) in Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw (in a dream) that I entered Paradise, and I found Ja'far's rank higher than Zayd's rank. I said: 'I did not think that Zayd would be behind anyone.' Then it was said to me: 'O Muhammad, do you know why Ja'far's rank was raised?'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I said: 'No.' Then the reply came: 'Because of the kinship and close relationship that exists between you and 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 Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), concerning the story of the daughter of Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him), that Sayyiduna Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have the greater right to her (the girl), because her maternal aunt is married to me." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ja'far, you resemble me both in appearance and in character, and you are from the (family) tree from which I am." Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am pleased (and happy) with this." Then, announcing his decision to hand the girl over to Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I decide the case of this girl in favor of Ja'far, because her maternal aunt is with him, and in fact the maternal aunt stands in the place of the mother." For this reason Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there is no one on the face of the earth more beloved to me than Ja'far bin Abi Talib, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about him: "You resemble me in appearance and in character." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We, the children of Abd al-Muttalib, are the leaders of the people of Paradise: (namely) I, Ali, Ja'far, Hamzah, al-Hasan, al-Husayn and al-Mahdi (may Allah be pleased with them all)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from Khaybar, Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) also returned from Abyssinia at the same time. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) met him and kissed his forehead, then said: "By Allah, I do not know which makes me happier: the conquest of Khaybar or the arrival of Ja'far?"

Imam al-Sha'bi narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came back from Khaybar, and then he mentioned the previous hadith. This hadith is sahih (authentic); with this sahih chain the narration has appeared as mursal, but Ajlah bin Abdullah has narrated it as mawsul (with a connected chain).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) met Sayyidah Asma' bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: "How excellent you people would be if you had preceded us in the emigration; so we are better than you." Sayyidah Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "You were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (in Madinah); he provided mounts for those of you who were on foot and taught those of you who were ignorant, whereas we emigrated for the sake of our religion (in poverty and loneliness)!" Then she said: "I will not go back until I have presented myself before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." So she went to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I met Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and he said such-and-such." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather you have the reward of two emigrations: your emigration to Abyssinia and your emigration to Madinah." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tonight Ja'far passed by me among a group of angels; both his wings were dyed with blood, and his front feathers were white." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Badr the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) assigned to Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) (despite his absence) a share of the spoils of war and a reward. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that we were with Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) at the Battle of Mu'tah. We found him among the martyrs, and (we saw that) there were more than seventy (wounds) on his body.