The virtues of Ya'la bin Munyah (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Yahya bin Ma'in that Ya'la's father's name was Umayyah and his mother's name was Munyah.

It is narrated from Imam Muslim bin al-Hajjaj that the kunya of Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Umayyah al-Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) is "Abu al-Murazim", and that he is a Companion of the Messenger.

In this matter Imam Muslim differed with Yahya bin Ma'in, because according to Yahya bin Ma'in "Abu al-Murazim" is the kunya of Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Murrah al-Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him). It should be noted that three of the sons of Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Munyah narrated reports from him: Safwan, Uthman and Abd al-Rahman.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: On the day of the Conquest of Makkah I spoke to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about my father Umayyah and said: O Messenger of Allah! Take the pledge of allegiance from my father for emigration (hijrah). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I will take his pledge for jihad, for (after the Conquest of Makkah) emigration has now come to an end."