▁companion ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁al - B a q ir ▁and ▁Ja ' far ▁al - S adi q . ▁Al - N aj ashi ▁said : ▁“ He ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁our ▁compan ions ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁reliable ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁narr ation ▁and ▁tradition .” ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Ali ▁al - R id ha ▁who ▁said : ▁“ A bu ▁Ham za ▁at ▁his ▁time ▁is ▁like ▁Sal man ▁at ▁his ▁time .” ▁His ▁supp lication ▁was ▁accepted . ▁His ▁sons ▁died ▁mart y rs ▁with ▁the ▁great ▁revolution ist , ▁Z ay d ▁ibn ▁Ali . ▁▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 5 0 ▁A . H . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Kit ab ▁fi ▁T af s ir ▁al - Q ur an ▁al - Kar im ▁( An ▁ex eg esis ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an ). ▁▁ ▁Kit ab ▁al - N aw ad ir ▁( A ▁Book ▁on ▁the ▁rare ▁things ). ▁▁ ▁Kit ab ▁al - Z uh d ▁( A ▁Book ▁on ▁As c etic ism ). ▁ ▁Supp lication ▁of ▁Ab u ▁Ham za ▁al - Th um ali ▁ ▁Ab u ▁Ham za ▁al - Th um ali ▁has ▁related ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁Ram ad han , ▁Ali ▁Z ay n ▁al - Ab id in ▁used ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁pray ers ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁fast ▁he ▁rec ited ▁a