Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaidullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I passed by some people with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who were near date-palm trees. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked, "What are these people doing?" The people replied, "They are grafting, that is, they place the male with the female so that it becomes fruitful (i.e., bears more fruit)." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "I do not think there is any benefit in this." When this news reached those people, they stopped grafting. Afterwards, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was informed of this, he said, "If there is benefit for them in it, then let them do it. I had only expressed an opinion, so do not take my opinion. But when I state a command from Allah Almighty, then act upon it, for I do not lie against Allah Almighty."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, a time will come when you will not be able to see me, and seeing me will be dearer to you than your children and your wealth. (Therefore, consider my company a blessing, life is uncertain, and learn matters of religion quickly.) Abu Ishaq (i.e., Ibn Muhammad bin Sufyan) said: In my view, the meaning of this is that "for them to see me" means that seeing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will be given precedence. And in this statement, there is advancement and delay (i.e., the order of the words is changed).

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Among my Ummah, the most loving towards me will be those people who will be born after me; one of them would wish that he could sacrifice his family and wealth just to see me.