39563 - He said: Sa'd ibn Ibrahim narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم (said) (1) on the day Sa'd died: "Seventy thousand angels descended who attended the funeral of Sa'd, never having set foot on the earth before that day." (2).

39564 - [قال محمد: فسمعت إسماعيل بن محمد بن سعد ودخل علينا (الفسطاط) (١) ونحن ندفن (واقد) (٢) (بن عمرو) (٣) بن سعد بن معاذ فقال: ألا أحدثكم بما سمعت أشياخنا؟ (سمعت أشياخنا) (٤) يحدثون أن رسول اللَّه صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم قال يوم مات سعد: "لقد نزل سبعون ألف ملك شهدوا جنازة سعد ما وطئوا الأرض قبل يومئذ"] (5) (6).

39565 - Muhammad said: My father told me from his father from Aisha who said: No one was more sorely missed by the Muslims after the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and his two companions, or one of them, than Saad ibn Muadh (1).

39566 - Muhammad said: Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir narrated to me from Muhammad ibn Sharhabil that a man took a handful of soil from the grave of Sa'd that day, and when he opened it afterwards, it was musk.

39567 - Muhammad said: Waqid ibn (Amr) (1) ibn Sa'd narrated to me, and Waqid was among the most handsome and tallest of people. He said: I entered upon Anas ibn Malik, and he said to me: Who are you? I said: I am Waqid ibn Amr ibn Sa'd ibn Mu'adh. (He said) (2): May Allah have mercy on Sa'd, indeed you ⦗494⦘ resemble Sa'd. Then he said: May Allah have mercy on Sa'd, he was among the most handsome and tallest of people. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sent (to) (3) Akidar of Dumat, and he sent him a brocade robe woven with gold. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم wore it, then stood on the minbar and sat without speaking. (The people) (4) (5) began touching (the robe) (6) and marveling at it. He said: "Are you amazed by it?" They said: O Messenger of Allah, we have never seen a garment more beautiful than it. He said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the handkerchiefs of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in Paradise are better than what you see." (7).

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was gifted a silk garment, so people began to marvel at its softness. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What you are seeing, the handkerchiefs of Sa’d in Paradise are even softer than this.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq says: I heard Muhallab bin Abi Sufrah—while he was mentioning the Haruriyyah and their night raids—say that the companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said on the day of the Trench: and (at that time) he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) feared that Abu Sufyan would launch a night raid. If a night raid is launched against you, then say: Ham La Yunṣarūn.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Saad met Allah Almighty, the Throne shook. That is, the throne... He said: { وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَیْہِ عَلَی الْعَرْشِ } The narrator says: The planks of the throne separated from each other. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the grave of Hazrat Saad and stayed there. Then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, the people asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! For what reason did you stay inside? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: When Saad's grave was closed, I prayed to Allah for the removal of that condition.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the Throne shook at the death of Sa’d bin Mu’adh.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma bint Yazid bin Sakan that when the funeral of Hazrat Sa'd was taken out, his mother cried out. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to the mother of Sa'd: "Will your tears not stop and your grief not end? Whereas your son is the first person at whom Allah Almighty smiled, and because of him the Throne shook."