“…By Allah, my brother, you are better than I.”
He replied, “Do not say that, my brother! (1)”
Ṭalḥah insisted, “Indeed—by Allah—for had you been the one who fell ill, I would not have come to visit you.”

Ḍamrah ibn Rabīʿah related, from Saʿd ibn al-Ḥasan (2):
“ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf could not be distinguished from his own servants.”

Shuʿayb ibn Abī Ḥamzah (3) narrated from al-Zuhrī, who said: Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān told me:
“During his illness (4) ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf lost consciousness, and the people around him thought his soul had departed. They rose, left his side, and covered him, whereupon he revived, proclaiming ‘Allāhu akbar’; the members of the household echoed him with ‘Allāhu akbar.’ He then asked them, ‘Did I just lose consciousness?’ They replied, ‘Yes.’

He said, ‘You have spoken truly! While I was unconscious two men seized me—I felt in them sternness and harshness—and they said, “Come, we will take you to al-ʿAzīz al-Amīn (the Mighty, the Trustworthy).” They led me on until we met another man who asked, “Where are you taking this one?” They said, “We are taking him before al-ʿAzīz al-Amīn.” He responded, “Turn back, for he is among those to whom God decreed felicity and forgiveness while they were still in their mothers’ wombs, and his children will continue to enjoy him as long as God wills.”’ ʿAbd al-Raḥmān then lived on for another month (5).