Abu Idris al-Khawlani says: I entered the mosque of Damascus and saw there a man whose front teeth were shining and who was mostly silent. Whenever the people differed about something, they would refer it to him and go away satisfied, acting upon his opinion. I asked about him and was told that this was Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him).

Ya'qub bin Ata narrates from his father that the grave of Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) is at the place called Qasr Khalid.

It is narrated from the son of Ka'b bin Malik that Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) was an extremely handsome and generous young man, one of the best young men of his people. Whatever he was asked for, he would give it, until he fell so deeply into debt that all his wealth was used up in paying it off.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he passed by Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was standing at his door gesturing with his hand as if talking to himself. So Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, what is the matter with you? You look as though you are talking to yourself."

It is narrated from Urwah that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for the Battle of Hunayn, he (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy over the people of Makkah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to teach the people the Qur'an and to give them understanding of the religion. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to Madinah that same year and left Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) behind there to teach the people of Makkah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was weeping. He asked: "Why are you weeping?" He said: "Because of a hadith I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): 'Indeed, even the least degree of showing off is shirk, and the most beloved of servants to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, are those who are God-fearing and remain unknown; who, when they are absent, are not sought, and when they are present, are not recognised. They are the leaders of guidance and the lamps of knowledge.'" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Yazid bin Amirah that when death approached Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), it was said to him: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, give us your counsel." He said: "Sit me up." (Then he said:) "Knowledge and faith are in their place; whoever seeks them will find them." He said this three times. "So seek knowledge with these four people: Uwaymir Abu al-Darda', Salman al-Farisi, Abdullah bin Mas'ud, and Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with them), who was a Jew and then became a Muslim, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'He is indeed the tenth of ten (given glad tidings) who will enter Paradise.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah and Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Mu'adh bin Jabal is the most knowledgeable of the first and the last after the prophets and messengers, and indeed Allah takes pride in him before the angels."

It is narrated from Humayd bin Hilal that Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) spat to his right, then said: "I have never done this since I accepted Islam and took up the companionship of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Uthman bin Ata narrates from his father that when the epidemic (the plague of Amwas) broke out, Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up (to deliver a sermon) among the army of which he was the commander and said: "O people, this is a mercy from your Lord, the supplication of your Prophet, and the (manner of) death of the righteous before you." Then Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), while delivering the sermon, supplicated: "O Allah, grant the family of Mu'adh their fullest share of this mercy." While he was in this state, a man came and informed him: "Your son Abd al-Rahman has been stricken by the plague." When he saw his father Mu'adh, Abd al-Rahman said: "O my dear father, 'The truth is from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters' [Surah al-Baqarah: 147] ." Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "'You will find me, if Allah wills, among the patient' [Surah al-Saffat: 102] ." So from one Friday to the next, all the members of Mu'adh's family died, and the last of them to die was Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him).