Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I said to a man from the Ansar: O brother! Come, let us ask the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), today they are present in great numbers. He replied: O son of Abbas! What a strange thing you say! Do you think that people will be in need of you while so many companions of the Messenger are present? So he left it, and I turned my attention to asking questions. Whenever a hadith reached me, I would go to him (that Ansari brother), he would be taking a midday nap, I would make a pillow of my cloak at his door, dust would cover my face from the wind, he would come out and see me and say: O son of the uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Why have you come? You could have sent for me, I would have come. I would say: No, I am more in need to come to you myself. Then I would ask him about that hadith. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: That (Ansari companion) lived for a long time until he saw people gathering around me, and he said: This young man was more intelligent than me.