He later set out for Syria to fight in the cause of God. At Caesarea he was taken prisoner and brought before their tyrant, who tried to lure him away from his religion, yet he never wavered.

Those who transmitted hadith from him include: Sulaymān ibn Yasār, Abū Wāʾil, Masʿūd ibn al-Ḥakam, and Abū Salamah ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān.

Al-Bukhārī said, “His narrations are mursal (disconnected).” Abū Bakr ibn al-Barqī remarked, “Only three hadiths have been preserved from him, and none of them are fully connected.” Abū Saʿīd ibn Yūnus and Ibn Mandah both affirmed that he fought at Badr.

Yūnus narrated—through al-Zuhrī, from Abū Salamah—that ʿAbd Allah ibn Ḥudhāfah once stood to pray and raised his voice. The Prophet ﷺ said, “O Ibn Ḥudhāfah! Do not make me hear it; let Allah hear instead. (1)”

Muḥammad ibn ʿAmr narrated—through ʿUmar ibn al-Ḥakam ibn Thawbān—that Abū Saʿīd said:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched a detachment, placing ʿAlqamah ibn Mujazziz in command, and I was among them. We set out, and when we had gone some distance a group asked permission to leave the main party. He granted it and put ʿAbd Allah ibn Ḥudhāfah—who had fought at Badr and was known for his playful humor—in charge of them. While we were on the road the men kindled a fire to warm themselves and to cook something. He said, “Do I not have a right to your hearing and obedience?” They replied, “Indeed.” He said, “Then I adjure you, by the right I have over you and by your pledge of obedience, that you leap into this fire.” Some men stood up and girded themselves (2)