300 — ‘Abdullāh narrated to us, saying: Hārūn ibn Sufyān al-Birtī narrated to me, saying: Bishr ibn ‘Ubays ibn Marhūm narrated to us, saying: Al-Nadr ibn ‘Arabī al-Kūfī narrated to us, from Khārija ibn ‘Abdullāh, from ‘Abdullāh ibn Abī Sufyān, from his father, from Umm Salama, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“There are two angels in heaven: one counsels firmness and the other counsels gentleness, and both are right. One is Gabriel and the other is Michael—peace be upon them both. And there are two prophets: one counsels gentleness and the other counsels firmness, and both are right—Abraham and Noah, peace be upon them both. And I have two companions: one counsels gentleness and the other counsels firmness, and both are right.”

He mentioned Abū Bakr and ‘Umar—may Allah be pleased with them both.