It is narrated from Abu Zayd bin Akhtab (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "May Allah keep you handsome." And so, even when he became an elderly man of great age, he remained handsome.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14115
It is narrated from Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Come close and pass your hand over my back." So I came close and passed my hand over his back, and the Seal of Prophethood came between my two fingers. (The narrator) asked: What was the Seal of Prophethood? He said: It was hair (forming a mark) between the two shoulders of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14116
It is narrated from Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his hand over my face and supplicated for beauty for me. Azrah said: One of my family members told me that he (Abu Zayd) reached the age of one hundred and seven years, and there were only a few strands of white hair in his head and beard.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14117
It is narrated from Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the Fajr prayer, then he ascended the pulpit and addressed us until the time of Zuhr came; then he came down and prayed. Then he ascended the pulpit and addressed us until the time of Asr came; then he came down and prayed Asr. Then he ascended the pulpit and addressed us until the sun set. He (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us of everything that was going to happen, so the most knowledgeable of us is the one among us who memorised the most.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14118
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Akhtab Abu Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water, and I brought him a cup in which there was a hair. I removed it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, keep him handsome." The narrator said: I saw that even after sixty years had passed over him, there was not a single white hair in his head or his beard.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14119
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Akhtab Abu Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I saw the Seal (of Prophethood) on the back of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he would show it like this, as though someone were stamping a seal.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14120
It is narrated from Abu Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will call to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, yet they will have no connection with Allah (and His religion). Whoever fights them will be more deserving (of nearness) to Allah than they are." - He (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the Khawarij.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14121
It is narrated about Abu Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he took part in nine military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14122
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed among the houses of the Ansar and noticed the smell (of meat being cooked). He said: "Who has slaughtered before we slaughtered our sacrifice?" A man came out and said: It is I, O Messenger of Allah. Today is a day on which a shortage of food is felt (so I slaughtered early). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then do (the sacrifice) again." He said: By Allah, besides whom there is no true deity, I have nothing except a young sheep less than a year old, or a lamb. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then slaughter that, and a young animal will not suffice (as a sacrifice) for anyone after you."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14123
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed among our houses and noticed the smell (of meat being cooked). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who slaughtered this?" A man from among us came out and said: O Messenger of Allah, today was a day on which there was a shortage of food, so I slaughtered so that I could eat and also feed my neighbours. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Slaughter again." He said: No, by Allah, besides whom there is no true deity, I have nothing except a young sheep less than a year old, or a lamb. He said this three times. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then slaughter that, and a young animal will not suffice for anyone after you." He had slaughtered before the prayer.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14124
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and when he reached the midst of the houses of the Ansar, he noticed the smell (of meat being cooked). He said: "Who slaughtered this?" A man came out and said: O Messenger of Allah, today is a day on which a shortage of food is felt. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do (the sacrifice) again." He said: By Allah, I have nothing except a young sheep less than a year old, or a lamb. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: "Do it again." Then he said: "Then slaughter that, and (this) will not suffice for anyone after you."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 14125