Al-Zuhri narrates: Sayyiduna Khabbab bin al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) was a client (mawla) of Banu Zuhrah. His kunyah was Abu Abdullah. He passed away in 37 AH, when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was returning from Siffin to Kufah. He was the first of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to be buried in Kufah. Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam in Makkah.
Al-Tabarani recorded it as a mursal narration, and its chain is hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15630
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ مرسل،
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (3612)»