Musnad Ahmed

I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) eating cucumber with fresh dates.

"Abdullah bin Ja"far said to Ibn azZubair: Do you remember when we met the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), me, you and Ibn ‘Abbas? He said: Yes. He said: And he carried us on his mount and left you. - Isma"eel said on one occasion: Do you remember when we met the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), me, you, and Ibn ‘Abbas? He said: Yes, and he carried us and left you.

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned from a journey, he would be met by the boys of his household. On one occasion he came from a journey, and others beat me to him. But he carried me in front of him (on his mount). Then one of the two sons of Fatimah came, either Hasan or Husain, and he put him behind him. And we entered Madinah, three on one mount.

I think he was called Muhammad bin ‘AbdurRahman, and I think he was from the Hijaz - told us that he heard "Abdullah bin Ja"far tell Ibn azZubair, when a camel had been slaughtered for the people, that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)say, when the people were putting meat in front of him: "The best meat is the meat from the back."

One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seated me behind him on his mount, then he told me something in secret that I will never tell to anyone. When he relieved himself, what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) liked best to conceal himself with was a small hill or a cluster of date palms. One day he entered one of the gardens of the Ansar where he found a camel that came to him, groaning with tears in its eyes. - Bahz and "Affan said: When it saw the Prophet (ﷺ) it groaned with tears in its eyes. - The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stroked its back and behind its ears and it calmed down. He said: "Who is the owner of this camel?" A young man of the Ansar came and said: it belongs to me, O Messenger of Allah. He said: “Do you not fear Allah with regard to this animal that Allah has put in your possession? It is complaining to me that you keep it hungry and overburden it with work.”

I saw Ibn Abu Rafi" wearing a ring on his right hand. I asked him about that and he said that he saw "Abdullah bin Ja"far wearing a ring on his right hand, and "Abdullah bin Ja"far said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a ring on his right hand.

the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever is not sure about his Prayer, let him prostrate twice whilst he is sitting."

the one with the two wings - that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sneezed, he would praise Allah. It would be said to him: May Allah have mercy on you, and he would say: May Allah guide you and rectify your condition.

The last time I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he had fresh dates in one hand and cucumber in the other, and he was eating one and taking a bite from the other. And he said: “The best part of the sheep is meat from the back.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent out an army and appointed in charge of them Zaid bin Harithah. He said: “If Zaid is killed or martyred, then your commander is Ja"far. If he is killed or martyred, then your commander is "Abdullah bin Rawahah." Zaid took the banner and fought until he was killed; then Ja"far took the banner and fought until he was killed; then "Abdullah bin Rawahah took the banner and fought until he was killed. Then Khalid bin al-Waleed took the banner and Allah granted victory to him. News of that came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he went out to the people; he praised and glorified Allah, then he said: “Your brothers met the enemy; Zaid took the banner and fought until he was killed - or martyred; then Ja"far took the banner after him and fought until he was killed - or martyred; then ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah took the banner and fought until he was killed - or martyred. Then one of the swords of Allah, Khalid bin al-Waleed, took the banner and Allah granted victory to him.” He did not go to Ja"far"s family for three days (letting them grieve). Then he went to them and said: "Do not weep for my brother after today. Call the two sons of my brother for me." Then we were brought like chicks and he said: "Call the barber for me." The barber was brought and he shaved our heads, then [the Prophet (ﷺ) ] said: "As for Muhammad, he resembles our uncle Abu Talib, and as for ‘Abdullah, he resembles me physically and in attitude." Then he took my hand and held it and said: "O Allah, take care of Ja"far"s family after him and bless "Abdullah in his business dealings." He said it three times. Then our mother came and told him about how we were now orphans. He said: "Do you fear poverty for them when I am their guardian in this world and in the Hereafter?"