without our asking ʿĀʾishah about it and finding with her some knowledge of it. (1)

Shahr ibn Ḥawshab said, “Whenever the Companions of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, were engaged in conversation while Muʿādh ibn Jabal was among them, they would look toward him out of awe for him.” (2)

ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib said, “Abū Dharr was a vessel brimming with knowledge; then it was sealed, and nothing of it poured out until he died.” (3)

Masrūq said, “When I arrived in Medina, I found Zayd ibn Thābit among those firmly grounded in knowledge.” (4)

When news of ʿAbd Allah ibn Masʿūd’s death reached Abū al-Dardāʾ, he said, “He has left no one behind who is his equal.” (5)

Abū al-Dardāʾ also said, “Among people are some who have been granted knowledge but not forbearance; Shaddād ibn Aws is of those who have been granted both knowledge and forbearance.” (6)

When Zayd ibn Thābit died, Ibn ʿAbbās stood by his grave and said, “Thus does knowledge depart.” (7)