Collected reports on the virtues of Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to find out news of the enemy. I went running until I reached the people. Then, when I came back, I came walking at a normal pace until I reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me about the situation, and I informed him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you went, you went running, and when you came back, you came at a normal pace?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah! I disliked to come running and have the enemy think about me that I was perhaps fleeing." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sa'd is an experienced man."
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The first arrow shot alongside the Messenger of Allah was shot by Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him).
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except Abu Khalid al-Walibi, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The person who shot the first arrow in the path of Allah was Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains al-Ala' bin Amr al-Hanafi, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned both his parents together for him (that is, he said: "May my father and mother be ransomed for you"). A man from the polytheists had set fire to the Muslims, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Sa'd, shoot! May my father and mother be ransomed for you." So I drew out an arrow that had no head (iron tip), and I struck the man in his side. The man fell and his private parts became uncovered, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed until I could see his molar teeth. (Al-Haythami says:) I say: Part of this narration is mentioned in the Sahih.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except Asad bin Musa, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the day of Badr, Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) fought both as a horseman and as a foot soldier.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except Ibrahim bin Yusuf al-Sayrafi, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The first person to come in through this door will be one of the people of Paradise." The narrator says: Then Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) came in.
Ahmad recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man from the people of Paradise will come in to you." And Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) came in. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this on three days, and each time it was Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) who came in.
Al-Bazzar recorded it. Its chain contains Abdullah bin Qays al-Raqashi, who has been declared da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: There was food in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: "O Allah! Bring to this food a servant whom You love and who loves You." The narrator says: Then he came, that is, Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) himself came.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: On the day of Uhud, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Take on the flesh of the enemy" (that is, attack them). So Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) placed an arrow in his bow and said: "O Allah! This is Your arrow, and it is in Your path. O Allah, help Your Messenger." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! When Sa'd supplicates to You, answer his supplication."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Abu Sa'd al-Baqqal, who is a mudallis and thiqah (trustworthy). This hadith is strengthened by the two hadiths that have already passed in the chapter on Sayyiduna Sa'd's (may Allah be pleased with him) supplications being answered.

Sayyidah Aishah al-Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey, and I felt a sense of dread during the night. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the matter with you?" I said: "We are in this place on a dark night, and I fear for you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Not at all! Allah Almighty will send us a man who loves Allah and His Messenger; he will keep watch over us for the rest of the night." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: While we were in that state, I saw someone coming towards us. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who is this?" He said: "I am Sa'd bin Malik. I have come to keep watch over you for the rest of the night." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laid down his head and slept. (Al-Haythami says:) I say: Part of this narration is mentioned in the Sahih.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Abu Ja'far al-Ashja'i, whom I do not know. The rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When I took part in the Battle of Badr with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I had only a single hair (of beard). Then afterwards Allah Almighty increased the hairs of my beard.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and he says: His saying "I had only a single hair" means: I had only one daughter; and his saying "then afterwards Allah Almighty increased the hairs of my beard" means: my children became many.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and the narrators of al-Bazzar are the narrators of the Sahih.

Amir bin Sa'd narrates: Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was the last of the Muhajirun to pass away.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal states: Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away at the age of eighty-three. He died ten miles from Madinah, and his body was carried on men's shoulders to Madinah. In those days Marwan was the governor of Madinah. Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam at the age of seventeen.
Al-Tabarani recorded it.

Ibrahim bin Sa'd narrates: Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), after his first Hajj; at that time Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was eighty-three years old.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy). He also recorded something similar from Yahya bin Bukayr.

Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Numayr narrates: When Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, Marwan was the governor of Madinah at that time, and he led the funeral prayer for Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in the year 55 AH.
Al-Tabarani recorded it.

Zubayr bin Bakkar narrates: Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away at al-Aqiq in his house, which was ten miles from Madinah, and people carried his body on their shoulders to Madinah. It is said that when he passed away he was over seventy years old.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded this narration.