The Companions

If I lived until I finished eating these dates of mine, it would be a long life indeed. So he threw away the dates he had then fought them until he was killed

‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) allocated a sum of four thousand dirhams for each of the early Muhājirūn

If you knew what was in store for you with Allah, the Exalted, you would love to be increased in poverty and need

During the battle of Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand, and all that remained with me was a Yemeni sword

Your companion Hanzhalah is being washed by the angels, so ask his wife

While Usayd ibn Hudayr was reciting in his dates storehouse at night, his horse got startled and began to jump. He again recited, and the horse got startled and began to jump again. He again recited, and it got startled and began to jump as before. Usayd said: I was afraid that the horse may trample (my son) Yahya. I stood near it and saw something like a canopy over my head, with what looked like lamps in it, rising up in the sky until I could no longer see it

Indeed, the devil is afraid of you, O ‘Umar! I was sitting while she beat the tambourine, and then Abu Bakr entered while she was beating it, then ‘Ali entered while she was beating it, then ‘Uthmān entered while she was beating it, and then when you entered, O ‘Umar, she put away the tambourine

Abu Jumu‘ah al-Ansāri once came to us and said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and we were ten, including Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal. We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anyone who will acquire greater rewards than ours?'"

You will proceed with your journey along the evening and the night, then you will come to a place of water, Allah willing, in the morning

Indeed, Allah has put the truth upon the tongue and in the heart of ‘Umar

I saw Ja‘far flying in Paradise with the angels

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) wore two coats of mail. He tried to rise over a boulder, but he could not. Then Talhah bowed down and lifted the Prophet, so he could settle on the boulder. He then heard the Prophet saying: It is obligatory for Talhah

On seeing Sa‘d coming, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is my maternal uncle. Is there anyone who has an uncle like him?

Never was ‘Ammār given a choice between two matters except that he chose the one that is more rightly-guided

The two sons of al-‘Ās are believers: ‘Amr and Hishām

O mother of Hārithah, there are many ranks in the gardens of Paradise, and your son has attained Al-Firdaus

Verily, I know that you are a stone that can neither harm nor benefit. Had I not seen the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) kissing you, I would not have kissed you

The best of you are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them