It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and an Ansari man (Abbad bin Bishr, may Allah be pleased with him) sat with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) late into the night, talking, until a portion of the night had passed, and the night was very dark. When they got up from the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and set out to return, each of them had a staff. One of their staffs became illuminated, and they walked by its light. When they went further and their paths separated, the other’s staff also became illuminated, and thus both of them reached their homes by the light of their respective staffs.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Usaid bin Hudair (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna ‘Abbad bin Bishr (may Allah be pleased with him) were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a very dark night. When they got up and left from him, the staff of one of them became illuminated, and they walked in its light. When they went further and their paths separated, the staff of the other also became illuminated. The narrator Hammad said: When their paths separated, his staff was illuminated and the other’s also became illuminated.

Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man recited Surah Al-Kahf. The house in which he was reciting also had his mount tied in it. The mount began to get restless. He saw that a cloud was overshadowing him. When this was mentioned to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: O so-and-so! If you had continued reciting, it was tranquility that was descending for the Qur’an.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), she used to say that Sayyiduna Usaid bin Hudair (may Allah be pleased with him) was among the most excellent people. He used to say that on three occasions, the state I experience—if I remain in that state, then surely I will be among the people of Paradise: (1) When I am reciting the Qur'an myself or listening to it from someone else, (2) when I am listening to the sermon of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and (3) when I participate in a funeral, all my attention is focused on what is going to happen to that person and what his end will be.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that when we returned from Hajj or Umrah, the people of Madinah came to welcome us at Dhul-Hulaifah. The boys of the Ansar also came to meet their family members. When they met Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him), they informed him of the death of his wife. He covered his face with a cloth and began to weep. Umm al-Mu'mineen (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said to him, "May Allah forgive you! You are a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and you have many virtues. Why are you weeping so much over the death of your wife?" He removed the cloth from his head and said, "You have spoken the truth. Indeed, the truth is that after Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), I should not weep for anyone. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said much about him." Sayyidah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I asked him, "What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say about Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the Throne of Allah shook at the death of Sa'd bin Mu'adh." Sayyidah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: While narrating this, Sayyiduna Usayd bin Hudayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was walking between me and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).