Hence the wrongdoer never prospers. Reflect, then, on this story—and on the story of Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ mentioned earlier—and see how Allah answered the prayer. Such is Allah’s constant practice with His servants. We ask Allah to protect us and you from injustice; Allah alone grants success.

1507 – Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them) said: “On the night before the Battle of Uhud my father called me and said, ‘I expect to be killed tomorrow, among the very first of the Messenger of Allah’s Companions to fall. After the Messenger of Allah no one is dearer to me than you. I am in debt, so settle it for me, and treat your sisters kindly.’

“At daybreak he was indeed the first to be killed. Another man was buried in the same grave with him, but my heart could not rest leaving him with someone else. Six months later I exhumed him and found him exactly as I had laid him in the grave—save for his ear. I then placed him in a separate grave.” Narrated by al-Bukhari.

Explanation
We have already mentioned some of the karamat (extraordinary signs) bestowed on Allah’s friends, which the author—may Allah have mercy on him—cited in Riyad al-Salihin under the chapter “The Miracles and Merits of the Saints.” In this hadith he relates what befell ʿAbd Allah ibn Haram (may Allah be pleased with him), the father of Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah, for he awoke his son Jabir one night