Hazrat Abdullah says that Yusuf (peace be upon him) and his mother were given one third of the beauty of all creation.

Abu Majliz narrates that Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) came to Abdullah bin Salam and said, "I want to ask you about three things." He replied, "You are asking me, even though you yourself recite the Qur'an?" He said, "Yes!" He (Abdullah bin Salam) said, "Ask." He (Ibn Abbas) asked, "Tell me about Tubba‘ — who was he? And about Uzair — who was he? And about Solomon (peace be upon him) — why did he search for the hoopoe bird?" He replied, "Tubba‘ was a man from among the Arabs. He prevailed over the people and captured many Christian scholars and would converse with them. His people began to say that Tubba‘ has abandoned your religion and has started following the slaves. So Tubba‘ said to those slaves, 'Do you hear what the people are saying?' They replied, 'Between us and you, the fire will decide; it will burn the liar and the truthful will be saved.' He said, 'Alright.' So Tubba‘ said to those slaves, 'Enter this fire.' So they entered it, and the fire singed their faces, and they turned back. He said, 'You must enter.' So they entered it, and when they reached its midst, the fire surrounded them and burned them. Upon this, Tubba‘ accepted Islam, and he was a righteous man.

As for Uzair, his story is that when Bayt al-Maqdis was ruined, knowledge was lost, and the Torah was torn into pieces, he used to live alone in the mountains and would go to a spring and drink water from it. One day, when he came to it, he saw a woman. When he saw her, he turned back. When thirst troubled him, he came again and saw the woman crying. He said, 'Why are you crying?' She said, 'I am crying for my son.' He said, 'Did he provide you with sustenance?' She said, 'No.' He said, 'Did he create anything?' She said, 'No.' He said, 'Then do not cry for him.' She said, 'Who are you? Do you want to go to your people? Enter this spring, and you will reach them.' So he entered it, and the more he entered, the more his knowledge increased, until he reached his people. Allah restored his knowledge to him, and he revived the Torah and revived knowledge. After this, Abdullah bin Salam said, 'This is the story of Uzair.'

As for Solomon (peace be upon him), he halted at a place during a journey and was unaware of the distance to water. He asked, 'Who knows about it?' The people informed him that the hoopoe bird does. At that time, he searched for it.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, I am free from the friendship of every friend except that indeed Allah has made your companion a friend. And if I were to take anyone as a friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) as a friend. And Hazrat Waki’ (may Allah be pleased with him) has narrated the words“min khullah.”

Hazrat Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said regarding the grandfather: That is the person about whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I were to take a friend from this Ummah, I would take Abu Bakr as a friend. Thus, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a verdict concerning the right of the father.

Hazrat Abu Saeed (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, the people of the higher ranks in Paradise will be seen by those of the lower ranks just as you see a rising star at the edge of the sky. And indeed, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) will be among those people and will be in a good life.

Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people and said: Indeed, among the people, the one who has done the greatest favor to me in terms of love and wealth is Abu Bakr. If I were to take anyone as a close friend from among the people, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend, but (between us) is only Islamic brotherhood and love. And all the doors opening into the mosque should be closed except the door of Abu Bakr.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No one’s wealth has benefited me as much as Abu Bakr’s wealth has benefited me. The narrator says: Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) began to weep. Then he said: O Messenger of Allah! I and my wealth are only for you!

Hazrat Aswad bin Hilal (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a Bedouin related to him: One day I performed the morning prayer with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face towards the people and said: Last night I saw that the deeds of people were being weighed. The deeds of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) were weighed and they became heavy, and the deeds of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) were weighed and they too became heavy.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while we were in the cave, "If any one of them looks down towards his feet, he will surely see us beneath his feet!" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abu Bakr! What do you think about those two whose third is Allah?"

Hazrat Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Ibn Hanfiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him): Was Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) the very first person among the people to accept Islam? He said: No! I asked: Then why did Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) attain such a high rank and fame, to the extent that no one else is even mentioned besides Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)? So he (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: When he (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, he was the most virtuous among the people in terms of Islam, until he (may Allah be pleased with him) met Allah.