Hazrat Asim Ahwal narrates that Sabeeh asked Abu Uthman Nahdi, "Did you see the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?" He replied, "Yes, I embraced Islam during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I sent zakat to him three times, but I did not meet him. I participated in various battles during the time of Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. I took part in the battles of Qadisiyyah, Jalula, Tustar, Nahawand, Yarmouk, Azerbaijan, Mehran, and Rustam. We used to eat fat and would leave oil. I asked him about eating from the utensils of the polytheists, and he replied, 'We did not use to ask about them.'"