The virtues of Imran bin Husayn al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah that Ziyad addressed Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him), saying: "O Abu Nujayd!"

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Umar (al-Waqidi) that the kunyah of Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was Abu Nujayd. He, his father and his sister were among the early Muslims. He took part in several military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He stayed for a period in the lands of his people, then moved to Basrah and passed away there, and his descendants also live there. He died in Basrah one year before the death of Ziyad, and Ziyad died in the year 55 AH.

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Abdullah al-Zubayri that Sayyiduna Abu Nujayd Imran bin Husayn al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) died in Basrah in the year 52 AH.

It is narrated from Hilal bin Yasaf that he said: I went to Basrah and entered the mosque, and there was an elderly man leaning against a pillar narrating hadith. He was saying that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of people are those of my generation, then those who come after them following in their footsteps, then those who come after them. Then there will come people who will give testimony before they are asked to (give) testimony." I asked: "Who is this elderly man?" The people told me that he is Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him).
This hadith has a high (ali) chain and is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Ibrahim bin Ata narrates from his father that Ziyad (or Ibn Ziyad) sent Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) as a collector of zakah. When he returned, he did not have even a single dirham with him (for the treasury). So he asked him: "Where is the wealth?" He replied: "Did you send me for (collecting) wealth? We collected it just as we used to collect it in the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we spent it in the very place where we used to spend it in the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."
The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.