It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nafi’ that once I went out with the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) entered a garden and said to me,“Stay at the door and do not let anyone enter without permission.”Then he sat on the edge of a well and let his feet hang into the well. Meanwhile, there was a knock at the door. I asked,“Who is it?”The reply came,“Abu Bakr.”I submitted to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ),“O Messenger of Allah! Abu Bakr has come.”The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said,“Allow him to enter and give him the glad tidings of Paradise.”So I allowed him to enter and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. He entered and sat on the edge of the well with the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), letting his feet hang into the well.

A little while later, there was another knock at the door. I asked,“Who is it?”The reply came,“Umar.”I submitted to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ),“O Messenger of Allah! It is Umar.”The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said,“Let him enter and give him the glad tidings of Paradise.”So I allowed him to enter and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. He entered and sat on the edge of the well with the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), letting his feet hang into the well.

A little while later, there was another knock at the door. I asked,“Who is it?”The reply came,“Uthman.”I submitted to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ),“O Messenger of Allah! Uthman has come.”The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said,“Allow him to enter and give him the glad tidings of Paradise along with a calamity.”So I allowed him to enter and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. He also entered and sat on the edge of the well with the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), letting his feet hang into the well.