Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I wish to see my brothers." The Companions said: "Are we not your brothers?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are my Companions; my brothers are those who will believe in me without having seen me."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever saw me and believed in me, for him is glad tidings once, and whoever (the servant of Allah) believed in me without seeing me, for him is glad tidings seven times.”

Salih bin Jubair says that the Companion of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Abu Jam’ah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), came to us in Bayt al-Maqdis to perform prayer. Raja bin Haywah was also with us. When he was about to leave, we went out with him to see him off. When we were about to return, he said: “I have a gift and a right for you. I will narrate to you a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).” We said: “May Allah have mercy on you, narrate it.” He said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and with us were ten more Companions including Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him). We said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Are there people who will have more reward than us? We have believed in you directly and obeyed and followed you.’ He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Why would you not believe? What could have prevented you? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is among you, and revelation descends upon him from the sky before your eyes. (Those who are superior in reward) are those who will come after you. They will receive (this Qur’an) in two covers, they will believe in it and act upon it (even though they will not have seen me nor the Qur’an being revealed). These people will be superior and higher than you in reward.’”