From that which is strange in these times [of ours today], is that between you and another is a relationship, the sincerity of which is built upon fond memories - the size of mountains!
Category: Friendship & Companionship
He prescribed me with seven
My close friend [Muhammad] ﷺ prescribed me with [the following] seven
Maintaining righteous companionship
I accompanied ['Abdullaah] Ibn 'Own for 24 years, and throughout that time I am not aware that the angels [could have] recorded a single sin against him.
He memorised an aayah a day
Yahya ibn Waththaab read the entire Qur.aan to 'Ubayd ibn Nudhaylah - a companion of 'Alqamah, and with him he memorised an aayah every day.
Regularly visiting the graveyard
Abu 'Abdir-Rahmaan 'Abdullaah al-'Umaree رحمه الله would visit the graveyard a lot, and with him he would have a book to read. [About this], he would say
I do not know
It is befitting for the scholar to bequeath his companions the term 'I do not know', so it becomes a principle to which they seek refuge [from the danger of speaking without knowledge].
The generous companion
I have not seen a man who was more generous than Ismaa'eel ibn 'Ayyaash. When we would visit him at the farm, he would suffice only with [slaughtering] a sheep for us and [some] dried fried dates.
None of them had seen what I had seen
I attended the funeral of al-Ahnaf [ibn Qays] in Koofahah, and was amongst those who descended down into his grave.
Praying for his brothers in their absence
Certainly, there is not a man who supplicates for his brother in his absence, except that Allaah appoints for him two angels who both say
Always smiling when meeting his brothers in Islaam
When meeting [other] men, I have never seen a man smile as much as Ayyoob as-Sikhtiyaanee.