It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub bin Zayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), with whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed when he migrated to Madinah, went out on campaign to the land of the Romans. (On the way) he passed by Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), who treated him coldly, so he went on. Then, returning from his campaign, he passed by him again, and he treated him coldly again and did not even raise his head to look at him. So Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed me that after him we would see preference (given to others). Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Then what did he (peace and blessings be upon him) command you? He said: He commanded us to be patient. Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then be patient. Later Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in Basrah, where Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had appointed him governor. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Abu Ayyub, I wish to vacate my house for you just as you vacated your house for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So he ordered his family and they left, and he gave him everything that was inside the house. When Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) was about to depart, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked: What do you need? He said: My need is my stipend and eight slaves to work on my land. His stipend was four thousand, so Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) increased it fivefold and gave him twenty thousand and forty slaves.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3861