Abu Dawud and al-Nasa’i have recorded reports for this Companion (1). Among those who narrated from him was ‘Amr ibn Sulaym al-Muzani. I have cited him here only for the sake of differentiation.

96 – al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam ibn Asad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Makhzumi *
A descendant of ‘Umar ibn Makhzum ibn Yaqazah of Banu Makhzum.
A Companion of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the very first believers.
His father’s name was ‘Abd Manaf.

Al-Arqam was among those who fought at Badr, and the Prophet ﷺ once concealed himself in his house, which stood by al-Safa. He was regarded as one of Quraysh’s men of sound judgment and lived on into the reign of Mu‘awiyah.

Abu Mus‘ab al-Zuhri said: “Yahya ibn ‘Imran ibn ‘Uthman ibn al-Arqam narrated to us, from his uncle ‘Abd Allah and the members of his household, from his grandfather, from al-Arqam:

He had prepared to travel to Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). When his preparations were complete, he went to the Prophet ﷺ to bid him farewell. The Prophet ﷺ asked, ‘What is taking you out—some need or trade?’ He replied, ‘No, by Allah, O Prophet of Allah; I only wish to pray in Bayt al-Maqdis.’ The Prophet ﷺ then said, ‘A single prayer in my mosque is better than a thousand prayers …’