Virtues of Jabir bin Samurah al-Suwa'i (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Khalifah bin Khayyat that: Jabir bin Samurah al-Suwa'i; his kunyah was Abu Khalid, and according to another view Abu Abdullah. He died during the governorship of Bishr bin Marwan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "The order and dominance of this Ummah will remain established until twelve caliphs have passed." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said something that was hidden from me (because of the noise). My father was sitting closer to the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) than I was, so I asked him: "What did he (peace and blessings be upon him) say?" He told me that his (peace and blessings be upon him) words were: "All of them will be from Quraysh."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Samurah bin Amr al-Suwa'i (may Allah be pleased with him), that: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "We are people who live far from the towns and raise livestock; should we perform ablution (again) after eating camel meat and drinking its milk?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes (perform ablution)." I said: "Should we also perform ablution after eating the meat of sheep and drinking their milk?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No."