Ibrāhīm ibn Saʿd, from his father, from Ibn al-Musayyab, from his father, said: On the Day of Yarmuk every voice fell silent while the Muslims were locked in combat with the Byzantines—save for one man who kept calling out, “O help of God, draw near! O help of God, draw near!” I looked up and found it was Abū Sufyān ibn Ḥarb standing beneath the banner of his son Yazīd ibn Abī Sufyān.

Al-Wāqidī reports: ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn Jaʿfar told us, from his father, from Ibn al-Musayyab, from Jubayr ibn al-Ḥuwayrith, who said: I was present at Yarmuk, and all I could hear was the clatter of steel, until a voice cried out, “People of Islam, this is one of the days of God—show Him a worthy performance!” It was Abū Sufyān beneath his son’s banner.

Suwayd ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, from Ḥuṣayn, from al-Shaʿbī, from Suwayd ibn Ghafala, said: After we had routed the enemy at Yarmuk, we came upon yalāmiq (brocade coverlets) and put them on. We then went in to ʿUmar, expecting he would be pleased, but he met us with harsh words and pelted us with stones until we out-ran him. Some of us said, “He must have heard something ill about you.” Others replied, “Perhaps it is because of what you are wearing; take it off.” So we removed those garments and greeted him again. He greeted us warmly, asked after us, and said, “You first arrived dressed like the people of unbelief; now you come in the dress of the people of faith. Of brocade and silk only this much is permissible,” and he gestured with four fingers.

Mālik ibn ʿAbd Allāh relates: I have never seen a man more noble than one I saw on the Day of Yarmuk. A burly enemy warrior advanced against him and he killed him; then another, and he killed him; then a third, and he killed him. The enemy broke and fled, and he pursued them—I followed close behind. When he returned, he entered a large pavilion of his, dismounted, called for the great platters, and invited those around him to eat. I asked, “Who is this?” They said, “ʿAmr ibn Maʿdīkarib.”

ʿUrwa reports: That day al-Naḍr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn ʿAlqama al-ʿAbdarī was killed, as was ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sufyān ibn ʿAbd al-Asad al-Makhzūmī.