It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day after sunrise, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: Today, a little before the break of dawn, I saw as if keys and a scale were given to me. The keys are these very keys, and the scale also refers to this very scale with which you weigh things. I was placed in one pan of the scale and my Ummah in the other, and I outweighed them. Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought and weighed against them, and he outweighed them. Then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought and weighed, and he outweighed them. After that, the scale was lifted up.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I entered Paradise and I heard the sound of footsteps ahead of me. I inquired, "Who is this?" Jibreel informed me that it was Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him). I went further and saw that the majority in Paradise were the poor emigrants and the young children of the Muslims, and I saw very few wealthy people and women in Paradise. I was told that the wealthy were held back at the gate of Paradise to give account and to be purified from shortcomings. As for the women, their love for gold and silk kept them occupied in heedlessness. Then we came out from one of the eight gates of Paradise, and when I was near the gate, one side of the scale was brought near me and I was placed in it, and my Ummah was placed in the other side, and I was heavier. Then Abu Bakr was brought, he was placed in one side and the rest of the Ummah in the other, and Abu Bakr was heavier. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was brought, he was placed in one side and the whole Ummah in the other, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was heavier. My entire Ummah was presented before me one by one and people kept passing by. I did not see Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), and I had lost hope regarding him, when he arrived. I said, "Abdur Rahman! Where were you?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you, by the One Who sent you with the truth, I have barely reached you. I thought that after many difficulties I would be able to see you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Why is that?" He replied, "Because of the abundance of wealth, I was subjected to a lengthy reckoning and was purified from shortcomings."

It is narrated from Khalid bin Sameer that Abdullah bin Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us. I found him in such a state that people were gathered around him. He said that the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent the army of commanders and said: "Zaid bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) will be your commander. If he is martyred, then after him, Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) will be the commander. If he too is martyred, then Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) will be the commander." Upon hearing this, Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) jumped up and said, "O Prophet of Allah, may my father be sacrificed for you! I did not expect that you would appoint Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) as commander over me." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Set out, you do not know which matter is better." The army set out. They continued on their journey as long as Allah willed. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit and ordered that the call for prayer be made. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "A news has spread. Shall I not inform you about the army engaged in battle?" They went and encountered the enemy, and Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred. Pray for his forgiveness." So the people prayed for his forgiveness. After him, Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) took the flag. He attacked the enemy until he too was martyred. Bear witness to his martyrdom." The people also prayed for his forgiveness. Then Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) took the flag. He too stood firm against the enemy until he was also honored with martyrdom. The Companions also prayed for his forgiveness. After them, Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) took the flag. He was not among the commanders appointed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Due to the circumstances, he became the commander on his own. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his fingers and said: "O Allah! He is one of Your swords, so help him." Abdur Rahman, the narrator, said that due to the blessing of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) supplication, he was victorious. From that day, Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) was called the Sword of Allah. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Set out and go help your brothers, and let none of you stay behind." The people set out, on foot and mounted, in the intense heat.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The most merciful of my Ummah towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr; the most strict regarding the religion among the Ummah is Umar; the most modest among the Ummah is Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him); Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) has the most knowledge regarding what is lawful and unlawful; the greatest and most proficient reciter of the Qur'an is Ubayy bin Ka'b; and the greatest scholar of inheritance (or obligatory shares) among the Ummah is Zayd bin Thabit. And in every Ummah there is a trustworthy one, and the trustworthy one of this Ummah is Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah.

It is narrated from Yazid bin Umairah that when the time of death approached for Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), he was told: O Abu Abdur Rahman! At least give us some advice. He said: Make me sit up. Then he said: Knowledge and faith are such things that whoever tries to acquire them from their source and place, he will surely acquire them. He said this three times. Acquire knowledge from four men: Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ Uwaymir, Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam—the latter was formerly a Jew, then he accepted Islam. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that he will be among the special ten people who will enter Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were sitting in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I do not know how long I will remain among you. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) and said: After me, follow these two, hold firmly to the era of Ammar, and affirm whatever Abdullah bin Mas'ud tells you.

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Many men have attained the rank of perfection, but among women, only Maryam bint Imran and Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh, have reached the rank of perfection. And Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) has superiority over all other women just as tharid has superiority over all other foods.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Lady Maryam bint Imran (peace be upon her) was the best among the women of her time, and Lady Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) was the best among the women of her era.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drew four lines on the ground, then asked: Do you know about these lines? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The most virtuous women of Paradise are these four: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Asiyah bint Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh, and Maryam bint Imran.

It is narrated from Riyah bin Harith that Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in the Great Mosque and the people of Kufa were seated to his right and left. In the meantime, Sayyiduna Sa’id bin Zayd came to him, and Sayyiduna Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) welcomed him and seated him beside himself at the foot of his cot. Then another man from Kufa came. He turned towards Sayyiduna Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) and began to speak very harshly. Sayyiduna Sa’id said: O Mughirah! Whom is he speaking ill of? He replied that he is cursing Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: O Mughir bin Shu’bah, O Mughir bin Shu’bah, O Mughir bin Shu’bah! Do I not hear that in your presence the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are being cursed, but you neither object to it nor stop anyone from it? I bear witness that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), my heart has well remembered it, and I am not one to fabricate a lie against the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for which he would question me at the time of meeting. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Abu Bakr is in Paradise, Umar is in Paradise, Ali is in Paradise, Uthman is in Paradise, Talhah is in Paradise, Zubair is in Paradise, Abdur Rahman bin Awf is in Paradise, Sa’d bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) is in Paradise, and the ninth among the believers to embrace Islam is in Paradise. If I wish, I can mention his name. Riyah says: Upon hearing this, the people of the mosque began to say loudly: O Companion of the Messenger of Allah! We beseech you by Allah, tell us who the ninth person is? He said: Now that you have asked me by Allah, I will tell you: By Allah the Almighty, I am the ninth among the believers, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is the tenth among them. After this, he swore another oath and said: If a man participated in a battle with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and dust settled on his face in it, he is superior to all your lifetime deeds, even if you were given the lifespan of Noah.