al-Khazraj ibn al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj—Abu ʿAmr.
He was also called Abu ʿĀmir; some said Abu Saʿid; others, Abu Saʿd. Another report names him Abu Unaysa al-Ansari, al-Khazraji, a resident of Kufa and one of the well-known Companions.
He was present at the expedition of Muʾta and other campaigns, and he related a number of hadiths.
Those who narrated from him include ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, Abu ʿAmr al-Shaybani, Tawus, al-Nadr ibn Anas, Yazid ibn Hayyan al-Taymi, Abu Ishaq al-Shaybani (1), ʿAtaʾ ibn Abi Rabah, and several others.
Ibn Ishaq said: ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi Bakr told us, on the authority of some of his people, from Zayd ibn Arqam, who said:
“I was an orphan under the care of Ibn Rawaha. He took me with him to Muʾta, seating me behind him on the rear cushion of his saddle (2).”
ʿUrwah reported:
“On the day of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent back a number of youths whom he deemed too young. Among them were Usama, Ibn ʿUmar, al-Baraʾ, Zayd ibn Arqam, and Zayd ibn Thabit, and he appointed them as guards for the children (3).”
Yunus ibn Abi Ishaq, from his father, related that Zayd ibn Arqam said: “I suffered an eye ailment, so he visited me…”