He transmitted hadith from his parents and from Zayd ibn Thabit. Those who narrated from him include his son Saʿid and ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Bahman, yet only a small number of his narrations are preserved.

It is said that he was born during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and lived a little over ninety years.

He is the poet who said of Muʿawiyah’s daughter:
“She is radiant, a pearl the deep-sea diver brings to light,
Set apart from every other hidden gem.
Trace her lineage and you will not find
A brilliance of noble virtue above her.”
Muʿawiyah remarked, “He has spoken the truth.”

It is also reported that he recited:
“Then I escorted her to the Green Pavilion,
She walking upon smooth, polished marble.”
Muʿawiyah commented, “He has lied.”

It is said that he died in 104 AH.

23 – al-Qurazi Muḥammad ibn Kaʿb ibn Sulaym (ʿ)

Ibn Saʿd said: “Muḥammad ibn Kaʿb ibn Ḥayyan ibn Sulaym—the imam, the erudite scholar, the truthful one—Abu Ḥamzah (though some said Abu ʿAbd Allah), al-Qurazi, al-Madani, an ally of the Aws. His father Kaʿb had been taken captive from Banu Qurayza. He took up residence in Kufa and later in Medina.”

It was claimed that Muḥammad ibn Kaʿb was born during the Prophet’s lifetime, but that report is not sound.

Zuhayr ibn ʿAbbad al-Ruʾasi narrated, on the authority of Abu Kabir al-Basri, that the mother of Muḥammad ibn Kaʿb al-Qurazi once said to him, “My son, were it not that I have always known you to be righteous, both in childhood and adulthood, I would have thought you had committed a ruinous sin, seeing how harshly you treat yourself.”

He replied, “Mother, what assurance have I that…"