Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir said: The name of Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib is al-Mughirah. He died in the year 20 AH, and Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer.

Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib was the most beloved of Quraysh to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). (Earlier) he was very harsh towards him (peace and blessings be upon him), but when he accepted Islam he became the dearest of people to him (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Abu Habbah al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith is the best person among my family." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The chief of the young men of the people of Paradise is Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib." At Mina a barber shaved his head; there was a wart (growth) on his head which got cut, and because of this he died. So people regard him as a martyr.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him): I was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the Battle of Hunayn. I saw that there was no one with him (peace and blessings be upon him) except me and Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib. He (Abu Sufyan) was holding the bridle of his (peace and blessings be upon him) mule while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding it, and Abu Sufyan spared no effort in pressing forward swiftly towards the polytheists. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man demanded from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) some dates which he owed him as a debt. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) borrowed some dates from Khawlah bint Hakim (may Allah be pleased with her), paid them to him, and said: "I did have dates, but they were ones watered only by rain (growing wild)." Then he said: "This is how the believing servants of Allah act. Indeed, Allah does not show mercy to a people among whom the weak cannot take his right from the strong without faltering (fear and hesitation)." Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated only this one hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and no one other than Ghundar preserved its chain from Shu'bah (in this complete form).

Simak bin Harb said: We were with Mudrik bin al-Muhallab in Sijistan, and there I heard an elderly man narrating from Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (as mentioned above), but that narrator did not mention the name of Abdullah bin Abi Sufyan in this chain.

Mus'ab bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr said: Among the children of al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib who attained the companionship of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about him: "He is the best of my family," or he said: "Indeed, he is among the best of my family." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "Indeed, he is the chief of the young men of the people of Paradise." He stood (firmly) with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Hunayn, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him in the darkness of dawn and asked: "Who is this?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah, the son of your mother (that is, your brother)." A barber shaved his head and cut a wart (growth) that was there, from which blood flowed and did not stop until he died. This happened in the year 20 AH, and Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer. He had met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the way while he was setting out for the Conquest of Makkah, and he had accepted Islam before the Conquest of Makkah.

Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir said: The name of Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib is al-Mughirah. He died in the year 20 AH, and Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer.

Simak bin Harb said: We were in the tent of Mudrik bin al-Muhallab in Sijistan, and there I heard an elderly man narrating from Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin Abd al-Muttalib from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah does not declare pure (or sanctify) a people among whom the weak cannot take his right from the strong without faltering and fear." So the elderly man whom Uthman bin Jabalah did not name in his narration has been explicitly named (Abdullah bin Abi Sufyan) by Ghundar, but he did not mention Abu Sufyan in this chain.