Shahr bin Hawshab (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: Among us, the group of the Ash'aris, there was a man who had kept the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and had taken part with him in the finest battles. His name was Sayyiduna Malik or Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) (the narrator is unsure of the name). One day he came to us and said: "I have come to you to teach you (the religion) and to lead you in prayer just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to lead us." Then he called for a large vessel and put water in it, then he called for a small vessel and began pouring water from that small vessel onto our hands. Then he said: "Now perform ablution (wudu) thoroughly and completely." So the people performed ablution. Then he stood and led us in a complete yet brief prayer. When he had finished the prayer, he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: "I know of people who are neither prophets nor martyrs, yet the prophets and martyrs will envy them because of their special rank and station with Allah." Then a Bedouin from the edge of the gathering spoke up (the Companion said: Whenever we attended the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to love it if a Bedouin was among us, because they would dare to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) questions while we did not dare), and he said: "O Messenger of Allah, describe them for us." (The narrator said:) We saw the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) shine with joy, and he said: "They are people from various tribes who love one another purely for the sake of Allah. By Allah, their faces will be light itself, and they will be upon (lofty places of) light. When the people are afraid, they will have no fear, and when the people grieve, they will not grieve."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / حديث مالك أو ابن مالك / 6842
Hadith Takhrij«قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: ضعيف: قال الهيثمى في "المجمع" [10/ 490]: "» «رواه أبو يعلى، ورجاله رجال "الصحيح"، غير شهر بن حوشب، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 6807»