Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most merciful of my Ummah towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr, and the most severe regarding the matter of Allah is Umar, and the most truthful in modesty is Uthman, and the greatest scholar of Allah’s Book is Ubayy bin Ka’b. The greatest scholar of inheritance is Zayd bin Thabit. The greatest scholar of halal and haram is Mu’adh bin Jabal. Beware! Every nation has a trustworthy one, and the trustworthy one of this Ummah is Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah."

Imam Ibn Hibban (may Allah have mercy on him) says: (In this hadith, the word "min" has been omitted in the words used, meaning the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said «ارحم امتی» by this is meant «من ارحم امتی» likewise, the statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): «وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ يُرِيدُ مِنْ أَشَدِّهِمْ وَمِنْ أَصْدَقِهِمْ حَيَاءً، وَمِنْ أَقْرِئِهِمْ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ، وَمِنْ أَفْرَضِهِمْ، وَمِنْ أَعْلَمِهِمْ بِالْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ» . The intention of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that this group is such in which this virtue is found. Its example will be according to the statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) which he said to the Ansar: "You people are the most beloved to me among all people." By this, he meant that among the people, you are among the most beloved to me and belong to the group whom I love, and those people were included in it.