Ibrahim bin al-Ashtar narrates from his father, and he from Umm Dharr (may Allah be pleased with her); she said: When the time of death drew near for Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), I began to weep. He asked me: "What has made you weep?" I said: How can I not weep when you are dying in this barren wilderness, and I have no garment that would suffice as a shroud for you or for me, nor do I have the strength to bury you alone? He said: "Be glad and do not weep, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Any Muslim husband and wife who lose two or three children and bear it patiently seeking the reward, they will never see the Fire (of Hell).' And indeed I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say to a group of people among whom I was present: 'A man among you will surely die in a barren wilderness (a desert), and a group of the believers will be present with him.' There is not one of those people left who did not die in a town or among a community, so I am that (remaining) man. By Allah! I have not lied, nor have I been told a lie, so keep watching the road." I said: How is that possible when the pilgrims have already gone and the road has been cut off (that is, the coming and going of travellers has ended)? He said: "Go and look." Umm Dharr (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I would run to the sand dune, then come back and nurse him. Meanwhile, I saw some men on their mounts; they looked like vultures, and their mounts were bringing them swiftly. (The narrator Ali said: I asked Yahya bin Sulaym whether the word is 'takhidu' (with a dal) or 'takhubbu' (with a ba). He said: With a dal.) Umm Dharr said: I signalled to them with my garment, so they hurried towards me until they came and stopped by me and asked: "Who is this?" I said: Abu Dharr. They said: "The Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?!" I said: Yes. On hearing this, they began to say that their fathers and mothers be ransomed for him, and they hurried in to him. Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to them: "Be glad! For I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say to a group of people among whom I was present: 'A man among you will surely die in a wilderness, and a group of the believers will be present with him.' There is not a man among them left who has not died in a town and among a community. By Allah! I have not lied, nor have I been told a lie. You hear that if I had a garment that would suffice as a shroud for me or for my wife, I would not be shrouded except in my garment or hers. I adjure you by Allah, and again I adjure you by Allah, that no man among you should shroud me who has been a commander, a chief, a courier, or a leader of a people." There was no one among those people who had not held one of these positions, except a young man of the Ansar. He said: "O uncle! I will shroud you; I will shroud you in this cloak of mine, or in two garments that are in my bag, made from yarn spun by my mother." Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes, you shall shroud me." So that Ansari, from among those present, shrouded him. They offered his funeral prayer and buried him, and all of them were Yemenis. An account of the virtues of Sayyiduna Habib bin Maslamah al-Fihri (may Allah be pleased with him).