Mention of the virtues of Anas bin Malik al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from a freed slave of Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "Were you present at the Battle of Badr?" He replied: "May your mother weep for you! How could I have been absent from Badr?!" Al-Ansari says: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) towards Badr when he was a young boy, and he used to serve the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Hatim says: We asked al-Ansari how old Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was when he died, and he told us that he was one hundred and seven years old.

It is narrated from Ishaq bin Yazid that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) with a seal stamped on his neck, which al-Hajjaj had stamped; al-Hajjaj wanted to humiliate him by it.