Reports on Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him)

Mis'ar (may Allah have mercy on him) said that al-Qasim bin Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) is among those who were given knowledge.

Al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Some garments came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was distributing them among the people. Then a fine garment from Najran came, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) placed it under his thigh, until my name came up. I said: "Clothe me with this garment." He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Allah, I will clothe with this garment a man who is better than you, and whose father is better than your father." Then he (may Allah be pleased with him) called Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hanzalah bin al-Rahib (may Allah be pleased with him) and clothed him with it.