The virtues of Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaynah (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Yahya bin Ma'in that some narrators report from Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaynah, from his father; but this is a mistake, because his father did not narrate from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, it is Abdullah himself who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Buhaynah is the name of his mother.

It is narrated concerning Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaynah (may Allah be pleased with him) that they were allies of Banu al-Muttalib. His mother was Buhaynah bint al-Harith bin al-Muttalib bin Abd Manaf, whom his father Malik, who belonged to the tribe of Azd Shanu'ah, had married; this is why he was called "Ibn Buhaynah". Among the Tabi'in, no narrator from him is known other than Abd al-Rahman bin Hurmuz al-A'raj. Among his narrations are the hadith of the prostration of forgetfulness (sajdah al-sahw), the hadith about keeping the arms apart from the sides in prostration, and the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) being cupped at the place called Lahy Jamal.
However, Imam al-Baqir and Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman bin Thawban have also narrated from him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaynah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out for the Fajr prayer, and Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was with him. Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) called the iqamah for the prayer, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me and (seeing me praying the sunnah) said: "Are you praying four rak'ahs for Fajr?!"

It is mentioned in a similar report, also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaynah (may Allah be pleased with him), that Ibn Jurayj and Sufyan al-Thawri (may Allah have mercy on them both) also narrated the hadith in the same way from Ja'far bin Muhammad.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaynah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by him while he was standing upright (to pray the sunnah) before the Fajr prayer, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not make this prayer like the prayers before and after Zuhr (joined directly to the obligatory prayer); rather, keep a separation between them."