´Narrated Khaithamah bin Abi Sabrah:` "I came to Al-Madinah, so I asked Allah to make it easy for me to sit with one who is righteous. He made Abu Hurairah accessible to me, so I sat with him and said to him: 'Indeed, I asked Allah to make it easy for me to sit with one who is righteous, and it is to you that I was guided.' So he said to me: 'From where are you?' I said: 'From the people of Al-Kufah, I came to search out good and to seek it.' So he said: 'Is there not among you Sa'd bin Malik whose supplication is answered, Ibn Mas'ud, the one who used to carry the water for purification and the sandals of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and Hudhaifah, the keeper of the secrets of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and 'Ammar whom Allah has guarded from Shaitan upon the tongue of His Prophet, and Salman the companion of the Two Books?'"
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3811
1؎: Exactly the same incident happened with Alqamah ibn Qais al-Kufi as well. When he came to Shaam, he made this very supplication, and thus he was granted the companionship of Abu al-Darda’ radi Allahu anhu. Abu al-Darda’ also said to Alqamah exactly what is mentioned in this hadith.
2؎: Those whose supplications are accepted in the court of the Lord of Might. And this refers to Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas radi Allahu anhu.
3؎: They are called “People of the Book” because they were previously Magians; in their search for the truth, they first accepted the religion of ‘Isa, then were honored with Islam, and believed in the Qur’an.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: Explanation: 1: Exactly the same incident happened with Alqamah ibn Qais al-Kufi as well. When he came to Syria, he made this very supplication, and he was granted the companionship of Abu Darda radi Allahu anhu. He also said to Alqamah exactly what is mentioned in this hadith.
2: Those whose supplications are accepted in the court of the Lord of Might. And this refers to Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas radi Allahu anhu.
3: They are called "People of the Book" because they were previously Magians (Zoroastrians), and in their search for the truth, they first accepted the religion of ‘Isa (Jesus), then were honored with Islam and believed in the Qur’an.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3811