Kharijah bin Zaid narrates from his mother, Sayyidah Umm al-‘Ala’ (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: When Sayyiduna ‘Uthman bin Maz‘un (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, I said: “O Abu Sa’ib! Congratulations to you, your days of life were spent well.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard this and said: “Who is the one saying this?” Sayyidah Umm al-‘Ala’ (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: “It is I.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “How do you know this?” I replied: “O Messenger of Allah! I said this about Sayyiduna ‘Uthman bin Maz‘un (such a great and noble person).” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Yes, indeed, we found ‘Uthman bin Maz‘un to be excellent in every way, but remember, even though I am Allah’s Messenger, I do not know what will happen to me tomorrow.”
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب فى فضائل بعض الصحابة الكرام / 11840
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«حديث صحيح، اخرجه الطبراني في الكبير : 4879 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 27459 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 28006»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Without revelation (wahy), it is not possible to testify to the success of even the most righteous of people or the failure of even the most wicked of people, because no one can comprehend Allah Ta'ala’s laws regarding righteous and evil deeds. However, one may have a good opinion and positive assumption about a righteous person.
Umm Khawajah and Umm al-‘Ala refer to the same woman. (Abdullah Rafiq)