Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4177 — The virtue of the first generations

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to him and said: "O Abu Abdul Rahman, did you people see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with your own eyes?" He replied: "Yes." He asked: "Did you also speak with him (peace and blessings be upon him) with your tongues?" He said: "Yes." He asked: "Did you also give him (peace and blessings be upon him) the pledge of allegiance with your hands?" He said: "Yes." The man said: "O Abu Abdul Rahman, glad tidings for you people." Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Shall I not tell you something that I myself heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Glad tidings for the one who saw me and believed in me, and glad tidings for the one who believed in me though he did not see me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said these words three times.
Imam al-Tayalisi and Abd bin Humayd narrated it.