'Imran bin Husain

Imran ibn Husayn al-Khuza'i (RA), whose kunya was Abu Nujaid, was a companion of the Prophet ﷺ from the tribe of Khuza'a. He embraced Islam in 7 AH when the Prophet ﷺ sent him and some others to call his tribe to Islam. He was known for his extraordinary piety, his close relationship with the angels — who would give him salams until he stopped using cauterization as a medical treatment (apparently at the angels' disapproval of it) — and his patience in severe illness. He narrated approximately 180 hadiths. He settled in Basra and became one of the leading religious authorities there, known as the most learned person in Basra during his time. His student Mutarrif ibn Abdullah transmitted many of his narrations. He was afflicted with a painful illness for thirty years but never complained and maintained his gratitude to Allah until the end. He passed away in Basra around 52–53 AH.