The virtues of al-Hakam bin Amr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna that (this is the lineage of) Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr bin Mujadda' bin Hidhyam bin al-Harith bin Tha'labah bin Mulayl bin Damrah bin Bakr bin Abd Manah bin Kinanah (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that the mother of Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr bin Mujadda' (may Allah be pleased with him) was Umamah bint Malik bin al-Ashall. He died in Khurasan while he was its governor; this was in the year 51 AH.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr bin Mujadda' (may Allah be pleased with him) was from the descendants of Tha'labah, the brother of Ghifar bin Mulayl. He remained in the company of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until his passing, then he moved to Basrah and settled there. Then Ziyad bin Abi Sufyan appointed him governor of Khurasan, and he remained there until he passed away there (in Khurasan) in the year 50 AH.

It is narrated from Abu Hajib that he said: I was with Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Amr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) when a messenger of Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him and said: "The Commander of the Believers says to you: You are the most deserving of people to help us in this matter." He replied: Indeed, I heard my close friend and your cousin (the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)) say: "When the matter (the tribulation) reaches this point, make a sword of wood."