It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair bin Al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) that he once mounted a man on a horse in the way of Allah, meaning he made him its owner. The horse's name was Ghamrah or Ghamra’. After some time, that same horse or one of its offspring was found being sold. Since it was attributed to the same horse which he had given in charity, he was forbidden from buying it again.

Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we used to perform the Friday prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and after returning, we would begin scattering seeds in the sand dunes. At that time, we would find no shade except for the place of our own feet.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The diseases of the previous nations, that is, envy and hatred, have also crept into you, and hatred is something that shaves—it does not shave hair, but it shaves the religion. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! You cannot become complete believers until you love one another. Shall I not tell you a way, which if you adopt, you will begin to love one another? Spread the greeting of peace among yourselves."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that I asked my father, Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), "Why is it that, unlike Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and other companions whom I hear narrating hadith, I do not hear you narrating?" He replied, "Since I accepted Islam, I have never been separated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever deliberately attributes a lie to me, let him take his seat in the Hellfire.' (That is why I am afraid)."

Mutarrif says that once we said to Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), "O Abu Abdullah! For what purpose have you people come? You people lost a caliph until he was martyred, and now you are demanding retribution for him?" Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq, and Sayyiduna Uthman al-Ghani (may Allah be pleased with them), we used to recite this verse of the Qur'an: «﴿وَاتَّقُوا فِتْنَةً لَا تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْكُمْ خَاصَّةً﴾ [الأنفال: 25] » 'And fear a trial which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively (but will affect everyone),' but we did not think that it would apply to us, until this trial befell us."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You may change the whiteness of your hair, but avoid imitating the Jews even in this matter."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were coming from a place called Laylah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When we reached near a berry tree, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood on one side of a mountain called Qarn Aswad, facing it, and looked towards the valley of Nakhb and stood there for a while. All the people also stopped there. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The game of Wajj—which is the name of a valley in Ta’if—and every thorny tree is included in the Haram, and to hunt or cut it is forbidden in obedience to Allah’s command." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this before reaching Ta’if and besieging Banu Thaqif.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say on the day when Sayyiduna Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) served the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the way that he did—that is, he sat down bending in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mounted his back—“Talha has made Paradise obligatory for himself.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) that at the end of the Battle of Uhud, a woman was seen coming quickly from the front. She was about to see the bodies of the martyrs, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not like that the woman should see them, so he said, "Stop this woman, stop this woman." Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I realized that this was my mother, Sayyida Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), so I ran towards her and reached her before she could get to the bodies of the martyrs. When she saw me, she struck me on the chest with both hands and pushed me back. She was a strong woman and said, "Move aside, I am not talking to you." I said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has made you swear not to look at these bodies." As soon as she heard this, she stopped and took out two pieces of cloth she had with her and said, "These are two cloths I have brought for my brother Hamza, for I have already received news of his martyrdom. Shroud him in these cloths." When we began to shroud Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) in those two cloths, we saw that next to him lay an Ansari who had been treated in the same way as Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him). We felt ashamed to shroud Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) in two cloths while the Ansari did not even have one. Therefore, we decided to shroud Sayyiduna Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) in one cloth and the Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him) in the other. Upon estimation, we found that one of the two was taller, so we drew lots, and whichever name came up for each cloth, we shrouded him in that cloth.

Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) used to narrate that once he had a dispute with an Ansari companion (may Allah be pleased with him)—who was among the participants of the Battle of Badr—regarding the water channel from which both of them irrigated their respective fields, in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ended the matter by saying: "Zubair! Water your field first, then leave the water for your neighbor." The Ansari was displeased at this and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Is it because he is your cousin that you are giving this decision?" At this, the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed color, and he said to Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him): "Now water your field and withhold the water until it reaches the embankment." Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) his full right, whereas previously the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had advised Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) in a way that allowed room and leniency for both him and the Ansari. But when the Ansari expressed his reservations before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a clear ruling and granted Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) his full right. Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) says: By Allah! I believe that the following verse was revealed regarding this incident: «﴿فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّى يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا﴾ [النساء: 65] » "But no, by your Lord, they will not (truly) believe until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, then find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept them with full submission."