the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) at the times of prayer. The mosque had been deserted, and no one remained but him.

A man from al-Nakhaʿ had a donkey that died on the road. His companions said to him, “Come, let us divide your belongings among our mounts.” He replied, “Give me a little time.” Then he performed ablution thoroughly, prayed two rakʿahs, and supplicated Allah Most High. Allah restored his donkey to life, and he loaded his belongings onto it.

When Uways al-Qaranī died, they found among his clothes burial shrouds that had not been with him before. They also found a grave already dug for him, with a burial niche cut into rock. They buried him there, shrouded in those cloths.

One day, ʿAmr ibn ʿUqba ibn Farqad was praying in intense heat when a cloud shaded him. A wild beast would guard him while he tended his companions’ mounts, for he would stipulate, when joining his companions on military expeditions, that he would serve them.

When Mutarrif ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Shikhkhīr entered his home, his vessels would glorify Allah along with him. Once, he and a companion were walking in darkness when the tip of a whip shone, lighting their way.

When al-Ahnaf ibn Qays died, a man’s cap fell into his grave, and he bent down