for the earth does not consume them, as the Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah has forbidden the earth to devour the bodies of the prophets.” As for all others, the earth does consume their bodies, although Allah may withhold it from consuming someone as a mark of honour for him. Allah is the One who grants success.

1508 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that two men from among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ left his presence on a dark night, and there appeared in front of them something like two lamps lighting their way. When they parted, one of the lights accompanied each of them until he reached his family. Al-Bukhari narrated it through several chains, and in some of them the two men are named as Usayd ibn Ḥuḍayr and ʿAbbād ibn Bishr (may Allah be pleased with them).

[Explanation] These two hadiths were cited by Imam al-Nawawi—may Allah have mercy on him—in his Riyad al-Salihin in the chapter on the miracles (karamat) bestowed upon the friends of Allah and their virtues. The first is the narration about the two men, Usayd ibn Ḥuḍayr and ʿAbbād ibn Bishr (may Allah be pleased with them). They had been with the Prophet ﷺ on a pitch-dark night, a time when there were no street-lights in the markets and not even lamps in the homes. They left the Prophet ﷺ on that dark night, and Allah Most High placed before them something like two lamps—that is, resembling