1572 — And Abd Allah ibn Sālih informed us: Muhammad ibn Sulaymān Luwayn ⦗2085⦘ narrated to us; he said: Abu al-Malīh, whose kunyah was Abu Abd Allah, narrated to us, from Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqīl, from Jābir ibn Abd Allah, who said:

The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—was seated when he said, “A man from among the people of Paradise will come up to you from beneath this cluster of date palms.” Abu Bakr—may Allah be pleased with him—then entered, and they congratulated him on what the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—had said.

He then said, “A man from among the people of Paradise will come in to you from beneath this cluster of date palms.” Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—then entered, and they congratulated him on what the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—had said.

He then said, “A man from among the people of Paradise will come in to you from beneath this cluster of date palms.” Then he said, “O Allah, if You will, let it be Ali.” Ali—may Allah be pleased with him—then entered.