Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salamah - the step-son of the Prophet (ﷺ):""When these Ayat were revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ): 'Allah only wishes to remove the Rijs from you, O members of the family, and to purify you with a thorough purification...' (33:33) in the home of Umm Salamah, he called for Fatimah, Hasan, Husain, and wrapped them in a cloak, and 'Ali was behind him, so he wrapped him in the cloak, then he said: 'O Allah! These are the people of my house, so remove the Rijs from them, and purify them with a thorough purification.' So Umm Salamah said: 'And am I with them O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'You are in your place, and you are more virtuous to me

Narrated Zaid bin Arqam, may Allah be pleased with both of them:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:""Indeed, I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall not be misguided after me. One of them is greater than the other: The Book of Allah is a rope extended from the sky to the earth, and my family - the people of my house - and they shall not split until they meet at the Hawd, so look at how you deal with them after me

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""Love Allah for what He nourishes you with of His Blessings, love me due to the love of Allah, and love the people of my house due to love of me

Narrated Anas bin Malik:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""The most merciful of my nation to my nation is Abu Bakr, and the most severe of them concerning the order of Allah is 'Umar, and the most truly modest of them is 'Uthman bin 'Affan. The most knowledgeable of them concerning the lawful and unlawful is Mu'adh Bin Jabal, the most knowledgeable of them concerning (the laws of) inheritance is Zaid bin Thabit, the best reciter (of the Qur'an) among them is Ubayy bin Ka'b, and every nation has a trustworthy one, and the trustworthy one of this nation is Abu 'Ubaidah Bin Al-Jarrah

Narrated Anas bin Malik:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""The most merciful of my nation to my nation is Abu Bakr, and the most severe of them concerning the order of Allah is 'Umar, and the most truly modest of them is 'Uthman bin 'Affan. The best reciter (of the Qur'an) among them is Ubayy bin Ka'b, the most knowledgeable of them concerning (the laws of) inheritance is Zaid bin Thabit, the most knowledgeable of them concerning the lawful and the unlawful is Mu'adh bin Jabal. Truly, every nation has a trustworthy one, and the trustworthy one of this nation is Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah

Narrated Anas bin Malik:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Ubayy bin Ka'b: ""Indeed Allah ordered me to recite to you: Those who disbelieve were not going to... (98:1) He said: ""And He named me?"" He said: ""Yes."" So he wept

Narrated Ubayy bin Ka'b:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: ""Indeed, Allah ordered me to recite to you, so he recited in it: ""Those who disbelieve from amongst the People of the Book were not going to...'"" (And he) also recited in it, ""Indeed, the religion with Allah is Al-Hanafiyyah, the Muslim, not Judaism, nor Christianity, whoever does good, it shall not be rejected from him."" And he recited to him: ""And if the son of Adam had a valley-full of wealth, he would seek a second, and if he had a second, he would seek a third, and nothing fills the belly of the son of Adam except for dirt. And Allah pardons those who repent

Narrated Qatadah:that Anas bin Malik said: ""Four gathered the Qur'an during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), all of them are from the Ansar: Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit, and Abu Zaid."" I said to Anas: ""Who is Abu Zaid?"" He said: ""One of my uncles

Narrated Abu Hurairah:narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""What an excellent man is Abu Bakr, what an excellent man is 'Umar, what an excellent man is Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah, what an excellent man is Usaid bin Hudair, what an excellent man is Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas, what an excellent man is Mua'dh bin Jabal, and what an excellent man is Mu'adh bin 'Amr bin Al-Jamuh

Narrated Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman:that Al-'Aqib and As-Sayyid (two of the leaders of the Christians of Najran) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ""Send with us your trustworthy one."" He said: ""I shall send with you a trustworthy one who is truly a trustworthy one."" So the people desired that, and he sent Abu 'Ubaidah, may Allah be pleased with him

Narrated Anas bin Malik:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed, Paradise longs for three: 'Ali, 'Ammar, and Salman

Narrated 'Ali:that 'Ammar bin Yasir came seeking permission to enter upon the Prophet (ﷺ) so he said: 'Permit him, greetings to the pure one, the purified

Narrated Abu Hurairah:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""Rejoice, 'Ammar, the transgressing party shall kill you

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""There is no one more truthful, that the sky has shaded and the earth has carried, than Abu Dharr

Narrated Abu Dharr:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""There is no one more truthful in speech, nor in fulfilling of promises, that sky has covered and the earth has carried, than Abu Dharr, the likeness of 'Eisa bin Mariam."" So 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, as if out of envy: ""So do you acknowledge that for him, O Messenger of Allah?"" He said: ""Yes, so acknowledge it

Narrated 'Abdul-Malik bin 'Umair:from the nephew of 'Abdullah bin Salam who said: ""When they were about to kill 'Uthman, 'Abdullah bin Salam came and 'Uthman said to him: 'What did you come for?' He said: 'I came to assist you.' He said: 'Go to the people to repel their advances against me. For verily your going is better to me than your entering here.' So 'Abdullah went to the people and said: 'O you people! During Jahiliyyah I was named so-and-so, then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) named me 'Abdullah, and some Ayat from the Book of Allah were revealed about me. (The following) was revealed about me: ""A witness from among the Children of Isra'il has testified to something similar and believed while you rejected. Verily, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. (46:10)"" [And (the following) was revealed about me:] ""Sufficient as a witness between me and you is Allah, and those too who have knowledge of the Scripture. (13:43)"" Allah has sheathed the sword from you and the angels are your neighbors in this city of yours, the one in which the Revelation came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). But by Allah! (Fear) Allah regarding this man; if you kill him, then by Allah! If you kill him, then you will cause the angels to remove your goodness from you, and to raise Allah's sheathed sword against you, such that it will never be sheathed again until the Day of Resurrection.'"" He said: ""They said: 'Kill the Jew and kill 'Uthman

Narrated Yazid bin 'Umairah:""When death was upon Mu'adh bin Jabal, it was said to him: 'O Abu 'Abdur-Rahman, advise us.' He said: 'Sit me up.' So he said: 'Indeed, knowledge and faith are at their place, whoever desires them shall find them.' He said that three times. 'And seek knowledge from four men: 'Uwaimir Abu Ad-Darda, with Salman Al-Farisi, with 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, and with 'Abdullah bin Salam who used to be a Jew and then accepted Islam. For indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, ""Indeed he is the tenth of ten in Paradise

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""Take as examples the two after me from my Companions, Abu Bakr and 'Umar. And act upon the guidance of 'Ammar, and hold fast to the advice of Ibn Mas'ud

Narrated Abu Musa:""My brother and I arrived from Yemen, and we did not see a period except that we thought 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud was a man from the people of the house of the Prophet (ﷺ), due to what we would see of him entering, and his mother's entering, upon the Prophet (ﷺ)

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid:""We came to Hudhaifah and said: 'Inform us of the closest to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in guidance and conduct, so that we may take from him and hear from him.' He said: 'The closest of the people in guidance, conduct, and character used to be 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, until he would hide from us in his house. And the guarded ones (guarded by Allah from straying in word and deed) from the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) know that Ibn Umm 'Abd (a nickname for 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud) is from among the most intimately close to Allah of them

Narrated 'Ali:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""If I was going to appoint anyone of them as a leader without any consultation, I would appoint Ibn Umm 'Abd over them

Narrated 'Ali:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""If I was going to appoint anyone as a leader without any consultation, I would appoint Ibn Umm 'Abd

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ""Take the Qur'an from four: From Ibn Mas'ud, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, and Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah

Narrated Khaithamah bin Abi Sabrah:""I came to Al-Madinah, so I asked Allah to make it easy for me to sit with one who is righteous. He made Abu Hurairah accessible to me, so I sat with him and said to him: 'Indeed, I asked Allah to make it easy for me to sit with one who is righteous, and it is to you that I was guided.' So he said to me: 'From where are you?' I said: 'From the people of Al-Kufah, I came to search out good and to seek it.' So he said: 'Is there not among you Sa'd bin Malik whose supplication is answered, Ibn Mas'ud, the one who used to carry the water for purification and the sandals of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and Hudhaifah, the keeper of the secrets of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and 'Ammar whom Allah has guarded from Shaitan upon the tongue of His Prophet, and Salman the companion of the Two Books?

Narrated Hudhaifah:that they said: ""O Messenger of Allah, if you were to appoint someone as a successor."" He said: ""If I were to appoint a successor over you, and you were to disobey him, you would be punished. But whatever Hudhaifah narrates to you, then believe him, and whatever 'Abdullah teaches you to recite, then recite it

Narrated Zaid bin Aslam:from his father, from 'Umar, that he ('Umar) granted a stipend of three-thousand and five-hundred to Usamah bin Zaid, and he granted three-thousand to 'Abdullah bin 'Umar. So 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said to his father: ""Why have you given preference to Usamah over me? For by Allah, he has not preceded me to any battle."" He said: ""Because Zaid used to be more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) than your father, and Usamah was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) than you. So I gave preference to the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) over my beloved

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:""We called Zaid bin Harithah nothing but 'Zaid bin Muhammad' until the Qur'an was revealed (ordering): Call them by their fathers, that is more just according to Allah. (33:)

Narrated Jabalah bin Harithah, the brother of Zaid:""I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, send my brother Zaid with me.' He said: 'Here he is.' He said: ""'If he goes with you, I will not prevent him.' Zaid said: 'O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I will not choose anyone over you.'"" He said: ""So I considered the view of my brother to be better than my own view

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent and army and put Usamah bin Zaid in charge of them. So the people contested his leadership, so the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'If you contest his leadership, then you did contest the leadership of his father before him. And indeed, by Allah, he was certainly fit for leadership, and he was of the most beloved of people to me, and this one is among the most beloved of people to me after him

Narrated Muhammad bin Usamah bin Zaid:from his father, that he said: ""When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) became weak, I marched and the people marched upon Al-Madinah. I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he was unable to speak (because of weakness), so he did not say anything. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began to place his hands upon me and then raise them up, so I knew he was supplicating for me