[8] Musaylima was said to have composed in saj', a type of rhymed prose that was common in pre-Islamic artistic speech.

In Medina, the deputation stayed with the daughter of al-Harith, a woman of the Ansar from the Banu Najjar.

Musaylima, who is alleged as having been a skilled magician by Muslim historians, is said to have performed unusual feats that amazed onlookers.

[11] Al-Tabari in his History of the Prophets and Kings chronicles that Musaylima also proposed to share power over Arabia with Muhammad.

However, her planned attack on Medina was called off after she learned that the army of Khalid ibn al-Walid had defeated Tulayha al-Asadi (another self-proclaimed prophet).

[6] The Dabestan-e Mazaheb, a 17th century work on the religious beliefs in India during the time claims a religion called the Sadakiyya who followed Musaylima existed then.

[16][17] At the Mughal ruler Akbar's council of religions, a discussion on Sadakiyya also took place with the help of its priests.

[16][17] In the account of Musaylima in the Dabestan-e Mazaheb,[16][17] he taught 3 daily prayers to God, facing any direction.

[16][17] Musaylima said fasting should be at night instead of daytime during Ramadan, he prohibited circumcision, he believed in equal rights for men and women, he allowed premarital sex, he prohibited polygamy and cousin marriage, he declared that any slave who converted to his religion would become free, he stated that Iblis did not exist, because a fair and merciful God would not allow a being like Iblis to throw people into error, and he also said it was wrong to include his name or any prophet’s name in worship to God.