The words of Midad

It is narrated from Hammam that he said: I went to Mi'dad while he was asleep in prostration. He said: I came to him and he was saying: "O Allah, cure me of sleep with a little of it." Then he went on with his prayer.

It is narrated from Alqamah that he said: Mi'dad was struck in the head by an arrow. He pulled the arrow out of his head, then placed his hand on the spot and said: "It is only a small one, and Allah Almighty puts blessing even in what is small."

It is narrated from Alqamah that he said: Some of Mi'dad's blood got on his clothes. He said: He washed it, but its trace did not go away. The narrator said: He used to pray in that garment and say: "Mi'dad's blood has made this garment all the more beloved to me."

It is narrated from Umarah that he said: Mi'dad dismounted beside a tree and said: "By Allah, I would not care whether I prayed to this besides Allah or obeyed a created being in disobedience to Allah."

It is narrated from al-Shaybani that he said: Mi'dad had a brother. The narrator said: He would come to the market, buy and sell, and spend on his own family and on Mi'dad's family. The narrator said: Mi'dad used to say: "He is better than I am. We are among his dependents; he spends on us."