Are the stories of the Companions and the stories of the Bedouins that are not related to prophetic legislation—such as the story of Wudu (ablution) for Al-Hassan and Al-Hussein—treated like the Israʼiliyyat (tales of Bani Israel) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted to narrate, despite not knowing their authenticity from their error? And are there reliable books to which one can refer to obtain authentic stories of the Companions?

Scholars are lenient regarding reports and stories about the Companions, accepting in them what they would not accept concerning lawful and unlawful matters, because rulings are not based on them. Biographies (siyar) include both sound and unsound reports, as well as weak and mursal ones. Among the useful references concerning the Companions are: the books of the Two Sahihs and the Sunan collections, and books such as "Fada'il al-Sahabah" by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, "Al-Isti'ab" by Ibn Abd al-Barr, "Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah" by Ibn Hajar, "Usd al-Ghabah" by Ibn al-Athir, "Hayat al-Sahabah" by al-Kandahlawi, and the books of Dr. Al-Sallabi on the lives of the Caliphs.