The Book of the Merits of the Companions

كتاب فضائل الصحابة رضى الله تعالى عنهم

Chapter 6: The Virtues Of Talhah And Az-Zubair (RA)

Abu 'Uthman reported on one of the days when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was fighting and none remained with him save Talha and Sa'd.

Jabir b. Abdullah reported

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) exhorting people on the Day of the Battle of the Ditch to fight. Zubair said: I am ready (to participate). He then again exhorted and he again said: I am ready to participate. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Behold. for every Prophet there is a helper and my helper is Zubair.

'Abdullah b. Zubair reported

When it was the Day of the Battle of the Ditch I and 'Umar b. Salama were in the fort in which there were women, i. e. the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) ; the rest of the hadith is the same.

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was on the mountain of Hira' that it stirred; thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

Hira! be calm, for there is none upon you but a Prophet, a Siddiq, a Shahid, and there were upon it Allah's Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, 'Umar, Uthman, 'Ali, Talha, Zubair, Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas (Allah be pleased witli them).

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hishan through the same chain of transmitters but with this addition (that by both fathers of yours) he meant Abu Bakr and Zubair.

Chapter 7: The Virtues Of Abu 'Ubaidah Bin Al-Jarrah (RA)

Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

For every Umma there is a man of trust and the man of trust of this Umma is Abu 'Ubaida b. Jarrah.

Chapter 10: The Virtues Of Zaid Bin Harithah And His Son Usamah (RA)

Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father

We were in the habit of calling Zaid b. Harith as Zaid b. Muhammad until it was revealed in the Qur'an:" Call them by the names of their fathers. This is more equitable with Allah" (This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Qutaiba b. Sa'd)

This hadith has been narrated on the authority 'Abdullah through another chain of transmitters.

Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent an expedition and appointed Usama b. Zaid as its chief. The people objected to his command, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up and said

You object to his command and before this you objected to the command of his father (Zaid). By Allah, he was fit as the commander and he was one of the dearest of persons to me and after him, behold! this one (Usama) is one of the dearest of persons to me.

Chapter 11: The Virtues Of Abdullah Bin Ja'far (RA)

Abdullah b. Ja'far reported that when Allah's Messenger (may peace be, upon him) came back from a journey, the children of his family used to accord him welcome. It was in this way that once he came back from a journey and I went to him first of all. He mounted me before him. Then there came one of the two sons of Fatima and he mounted him behind him and this is how we three entered Medina riding on a beast.

Chapter 12: The Virtues Of Khadijah, The Mother Of The Believers (RA)

Abu Huraira reported that Gabriel came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and said

Allah's Messenger, lo. Khadija is coming to you with a vessel of seasoned food or drink. When she comes to you, offer her greetings from her Lord, the Exalted and Glorious, and on my behalf and give her glad tidings of a palace of jewels in Paradise wherein there is no noise and no toil. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters with a slight variation of wording.

'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) gave glad tidings to Khadija bint Khuwailid of a palace in Paradise.

'A'isha reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) did not marry any other woman till her (Khadija's) death.

Chapter 13: The Virtues Of 'Aishah, The Mother Of The Believers (RA)

'A'isha reported

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me: I can well discern when you are pleased with me and when you are annoyed with me. I said: How do you discern it? Thereupon be said: When you are pleased with me you say;" No, by the Lord of Muhammad," and when you are annoyed with me, you say:" No, by the Lord of Ibrahim." I said: Allah's Messenger, by Allah, I in fact leave your name (when I am annoyed with you).

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Hishim b. 'Urwa with the same chain of transmitters up to the words

" No, by the Lord of Ibrahim," and he did not make mention of what follows subsequently.

'A'isha reported that she used to play with dolls in the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and when her playmates came to her they left (the house) because they felt shy of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), whereas Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent them to her.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters with a slight variation of wording.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight variation of wording.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham through another chain of transmitters.

'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to her

Gabriel offered you greetings and I said: So there should be peace and mercy of Allah upon him.