Abd al-Rahman bin Ghanm narrates from al-Harith bin Amirah al-Harithi that Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) used to send al-Harith bin Amirah to Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) to ask how he was, while he had been struck by the plague. Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) showed him the plague wound that had come out on his palm, and al-Harith was frightened on seeing it. So Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) swore by Allah before him that he would not like to have, in exchange for it (this wound and sign of martyrdom), the most precious wealth of the world (red camels).

It is narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Maqburi that when Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) was struck by the plague, he said: "O Mu'adh, lead the people in prayer." So Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) led the people in prayer. Then Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away. Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) then stood among the people and said: "O people, turn to Allah in sincere repentance from your sins, for any servant who meets Allah having repented from his sin, it is a right upon Allah that He forgive him." Then he said: "O people, you have been grieved by the death of a man about whom, by Allah, I do not think that I have seen among the servants of Allah anyone with less rancour than him, purer of heart, further removed from evil and mischief, more eager for well-being, or a greater well-wisher of the common people than him. So pray for mercy for him, then go out to the open ground for his funeral prayer, for by Allah, no one like him will ever be ruler over you." So the people gathered, and the blessed body of Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought out. Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped forward and led his funeral prayer. Then, when he was brought to his grave, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Amr bin al-As and al-Dahhak bin Qays (may Allah be pleased with them) went down into his grave. When they had placed him in the niche of the grave and come out and levelled the earth over him, Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said (standing at the grave): "O Abu Ubaydah, I will speak in your praise and I will not say anything false, for I fear that I may thereby incur the displeasure of Allah. By Allah, as far as I know, you were among those who remember Allah abundantly, and among those 'who walk upon the earth humbly' [Surah al-Furqan: 63] , and 'when the ignorant address them, they say: Peace' [Surah al-Furqan: 63] , and among those 'who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor miserly, but their spending is moderate, between the two' [Surah al-Furqan: 67] . And by Allah, you were among the humble and lowly ones who show mercy to orphans and the poor, and who hate the treacherous and the arrogant."

It is narrated from Malik bin Yukhamir that, describing Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: He was of lean build, his face was bony (lacking flesh), his beard was thin, he was tall, he was slightly stooped forward, and (because he had pulled out the rings from the blessed face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the Battle of Uhud) his two front teeth were broken.

It is narrated from Urwah bin Ruwaym that Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 18 AH at Fihl in Jordan.

It is narrated from Urwah that among those of Banu al-Harith bin Fihr who took part in the Battle of Badr was Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and at that time he was forty-one years old.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Shawdhab that on the day of Badr, the father of Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) kept persistently setting his sights on him (to attack him), while Abu Ubaydah kept avoiding facing him. But when his father persisted greatly (in attacking), Abu Ubaydah turned towards him and killed him. So when he killed his (idolater) father, Allah Almighty revealed this verse concerning him: "You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons" [Surah al-Mujadilah: 22] (to the end).

It is narrated from Iyad bin Ghutayf that we went to visit Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) in his illness. His wife Tuhayfah was sitting at his head, while he was lying with his face turned towards the wall. We asked her: "How did Abu Ubaydah spend the night?" She said: "He spent the night earning reward." Then Abu Ubaydah turned towards us and said: "I did not spend the night earning reward." Then he said: "Why did you not ask me about what I said?" We said: "What you said seemed strange to us (so we remained silent)." Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever spends something in the way of Allah, its reward is seven hundredfold; and whoever spends on himself or his family, or visits a sick person, or removes something harmful (from the road), then a good deed is rewarded tenfold. And fasting is a shield (against sins and the Fire) as long as it is not torn. And whoever Allah afflicts with some affliction in his body, it becomes a means of his sins falling away."

Yahya bin Sa'id says that Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away at the age of fifty-eight.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin Abd al-Aziz that Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 18 AH in Jordan, and Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) states that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I never desired leadership (office), nor did I like it, except on one occasion, when some people of Najran came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and complained about their governor. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will certainly send to you (as governor) a man who is trustworthy." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: So I began putting myself forward, hoping that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would send me, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.