ibn Jaʿfar, who said:

After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had informed them of Jaʿfar’s martyrdom, he came to us on the third day and said, “Do not weep for my brother after today.” He then added, “Bring me my brother’s children.” We were brought to him looking like little fledglings, whereupon he said, “Call the barber for me.” He instructed him and the man shaved our heads. Then he said, “As for Muhammad, he most resembles our uncle Abū Ṭālib, whereas ʿAbd Allāh resembles me in appearance and character.”

He took my hand, lifted it high, and said, “O Allah, take Jaʿfar’s place among his family, and bless ʿAbd Allāh in his transactions.” Our mother then came and spoke of our orphanhood, so he said, “Are you afraid poverty may befall them while I am their guardian in this world and the Hereafter?” This was narrated by Aḥmad in his Musnad (1).

Aḥmad also narrated—through ʿĀṣim al-Aḥwal, from Muwarriq al-ʿIjlī, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar—who said:

Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from a journey, he would be met by the children of his household. On one occasion he returned from a journey and I was taken to him first, so he mounted me in front of him. Then one of Fāṭimah’s two sons was brought and he seated him behind him, and thus the three of us entered Madinah on a single mount (2).

Fitr ibn Khalīfah reported—on the authority of his father, from ʿAmr ibn Ḥurayth—that the Prophet ﷺ passed by ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar while he was playing in the dirt and said, “O Allah, bless him in his trade” (3).

Al-Shaʿbī said: Whenever Ibn ʿUmar greeted ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar he would say—