Hadiths on Merit of the Companions

Authentic Verily, I know that you are a stone that can neither harm nor benefit. Had I not seen the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) kissing you, I would not have kissed you Authentic hadith O Commander of the Believers! Allah said to His Prophet: {Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorants} [Al-A‘rāf: 199]. Indeed, this one is from the ignorants Authentic I stand acquitted before Allah that I should take anyone of you as an intimate friend, for Allah has taken me as an intimate friend just as he took Abraham as an intimate friend Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said about the Ansār (Supporters): "No one loves them except a believer, and no one hates them except a hypocrite. Allah loves whoever loves them and hates whoever hates them Authentic hadith O mother of Hārithah, there are many ranks in the gardens of Paradise, and your son has attained Al-Firdaus Authentic hadith Some people came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Send with us some men to teach us the Qur'an and the Sunnah." So he sent to them seventy men from the Ansār who were called "the reciters"; among them was my maternal uncle Harām Authentic hadith If I lived until I finished eating these dates of mine, it would be a long life indeed. So he threw away the dates he had then fought them until he was killed Authentic Verily, I shall give this banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah will grant victory at his hands Authentic hadith If you knew what was in store for you with Allah, the Exalted, you would love to be increased in poverty and need Authentic hadith While a man was reciting Sūrat al-Kahf, with his horse tied with two ropes beside him Authentic hadith You have been endowed with one of the melodious voices of the family of Dawūd Authentic hadith During the battle of Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand, and all that remained with me was a Yemeni sword Authentic hadith Should I not feel shy of a man whom the angels feel shy of? Good hadith Your companion Hanzhalah is being washed by the angels, so ask his wife Authentic hadith While Usayd ibn Hudayr was reciting in his dates storehouse at night, his horse got startled and began to jump. He again recited, and the horse got startled and began to jump again. He again recited, and it got startled and began to jump as before. Usayd said: I was afraid that the horse may trample (my son) Yahya. I stood near it and saw something like a canopy over my head, with what looked like lamps in it, rising up in the sky until I could no longer see it Authentic hadith This is the one at whose death the Throne shook; the gates of heaven were opened for him; and seventy thousand angles attended his funeral. He was squeezed once then was released Authentic hadith Indeed, the devil is afraid of you, O ‘Umar! I was sitting while she beat the tambourine, and then Abu Bakr entered while she was beating it, then ‘Ali entered while she was beating it, then ‘Uthmān entered while she was beating it, and then when you entered, O ‘Umar, she put away the tambourine Authentic hadith You will proceed with your journey along the evening and the night, then you will come to a place of water, Allah willing, in the morning Authentic A man who took part in Badr and Hudaybiyah will not enter Hellfire Authentic hadith O Allah, forgive the Ansār, the offspring of the Ansār, and the offspring of the offspring of the Ansār Authentic hadith Indeed, Allah has put the truth upon the tongue and in the heart of ‘Umar Authentic hadith I saw Ja‘far flying in Paradise with the angels Authentic hadith On seeing Sa‘d coming, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is my maternal uncle. Is there anyone who has an uncle like him? Authentic hadith I never saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ask that his parents be sacrificed for anyone after Sa‘d. I heard him say: Shoot your arrow, may my mother and father be sacrificed for you Authentic hadith O Allah, make him a guide who is rightly guided, and guide others through him Authentic hadith Never was ‘Ammār given a choice between two matters except that he chose the one that is more rightly-guided Authentic hadith The two sons of al-‘Ās are believers: ‘Amr and Hishām Authentic I advise you to fear Allah and to hear and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave. You will see after me great discord. So, hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Caliphs Authentic Go and say to him: You are not from the people of Hellfire but from the people of Paradise Authentic The best of you are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them Authentic I advise you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey even if a slave is appointed as your leader. Whosoever among you shall live after me will see much discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs