What I have memorised on al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that his father, Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined his parents for me on the day of the Battle of Banu Qurayzah and said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Zubayr is the son of my paternal aunt and my devoted disciple (hawari) from my Ummah."

Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) is in Paradise."

Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an said: The one who saw Sayyiduna Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) told me that his chest was as though it were a spring of arrows and spears.

Hisham bin Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Indeed the first man to draw a sword in the path of Allah is Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him). A rumour was spread that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had been seized. So Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) went out, cleaving through the people with his sword, and reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the upper part of Makkah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: 'O Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), what is the matter with you?' He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'I was told that you (peace and blessings be upon him) had been seized.' He (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for good for him and also prayed for his sword."

Urwah said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of the Battle of the Trench: "Who will go and bring me news of Banu Qurayzah?" So Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) mounted and brought their news. Then he returned, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: "Who will bring me their news?" Each time Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes, I will bring it." Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) combined his parents for Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him): "Every prophet has a devoted disciple (hawari), and my devoted disciple is Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he is the son of my paternal aunt."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Every prophet has a devoted disciple (hawari). My devoted disciple is Zubayr."

Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to me: "Your father was one of those who answered the call of Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) even after they had suffered wounds."

Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) heard a man say: "I am the son of the devoted disciple (hawari) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." At this, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "If you are from the family of Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him), then that is fine; otherwise it is not so."

Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him) said: On the day of the Battle of Badr there were only two horses with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), one of which was ridden by Sayyiduna Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him).