It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nafi’ bin ‘Abd al-Harith, he says: I went with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, until he entered a garden among the gardens of Madinah Munawwarah, which had a wall built around it. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: Stay at the door. And he himself went and sat on the edge of a well, letting his feet hang inside the well. Someone knocked at the door. I asked: Who is it? The visitor said: I am Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Abu Bakr has come. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allow him to enter and give him glad tidings of Paradise. I allowed him to enter and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. He came and sat with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the same manner, hanging his feet into the well and sitting on the edge of the well. After a while, the door was knocked again. I asked: Who is it? He said: I am ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! ‘Umar has come. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allow him to enter and give him glad tidings of Paradise. I allowed him to enter and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. He came and sat with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, hanging his feet into the well and sitting on the edge of the well. Then after a while, the door was knocked again. I asked: Who is it? They said: I am ‘Uthman. I said: O Messenger of Allah! ‘Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, has come. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allow him to enter and give him glad tidings of Paradise, but after some trial. I also allowed him to enter and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. He too came and sat with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, (in front of him) hanging his feet into the well and sitting on the edge of the well.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and sought permission to enter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Grant him permission to enter and give him glad tidings of Paradise. After that, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and also sought permission to enter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Grant him permission to enter and give him glad tidings of Paradise as well. After that, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came and also sought permission to enter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Grant him permission to enter and give him glad tidings of Paradise. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked,“Where will I be?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You will be with your father.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a garden when a man came and greeted with salam. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Go and grant him permission to enter and give him the glad tidings of Paradise. I went to the door and saw that it was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to him: Yes, come inside and glad tidings of Paradise to you. He began to praise and glorify Allah until he sat down. After that, another man came and greeted with salam, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Go and grant him permission to enter and give him the glad tidings of Paradise. I went to the door and it was Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to him: Come inside and glad tidings of Paradise to you. He also praised and glorified Allah as he sat down. Then another man came and greeted with salam, so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Go and grant him permission to enter and give him the glad tidings of Paradise, but this Paradise will be after a severe trial. I went and it was Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), I said to him: Come inside and glad tidings of Paradise to you, but it will be after a severe trial and test. So he said: O Allah! Grant me patience at that time, and he kept supplicating thus until he also sat down.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man submitted: O Messenger of Allah! I saw in a dream that a bucket was lowered from the sky. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came and held the bucket from both sides and drank a little water from it, and there was some weakness in his drinking. After him, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and held the bucket from both sides and drank to his fill. After him, Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came, he also held the bucket from both sides, and there was some trembling in it. Some drops from it fell upon Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was sitting on Mount Hira. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and Sayyiduna Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, were also with him, when suddenly Mount Hira began to tremble (with joy). The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Hira, be still! Upon you is a Prophet, or a Siddiq, or a martyr."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to mention the names of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman in this order, and after that, we would remain silent, while the Companions were present in great numbers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day after sunrise, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: Today, a little before the break of dawn, I saw as if keys and a scale were given to me. The keys are these very keys, and the scale also refers to this very scale with which you weigh things. I was placed in one pan of the scale and my Ummah in the other, and I outweighed them. Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought and weighed against them, and he outweighed them. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought and weighed, and he outweighed them. After that, the scale was lifted up.