Qais bin ‘Abad says: I came to Madinah to meet the Companions of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Of the people I wanted to meet, the most beloved to me was Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him). The iqamah was called for prayer and Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came out with the other Companions. I was standing in the first row. A man came, looked at the faces of the people, and recognized everyone except me. He moved me back and stood in my place. (Because of anger) I could not concentrate on my prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said to me: My dear son! May Allah not harm you. What I did to you was not out of ignorance. The fact is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed us: Stand in the row that is closest to me. I looked at the faces of the people and recognized all of them except you, (that is why I moved you back). Then he began to admonish and advise the people. I saw the people stretching their necks towards him in a manner I had never seen before. In his sermon, he also said: By the Lord of the Ka‘bah! The oath-takers (the rulers) have perished. Beware! I do not grieve for them, I grieve for those Muslims who will perish because of them. (Suddenly I realized that) this was Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) himself. This hadith is narrated in the words of Sulaiman bin Dawood.