Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sat on the pulpit and said, "Allah has given one of His Slaves the choice of receiving
the splendor and luxury of the worldly life whatever he likes or to accept the good (of the Hereafter)
which is with Allah. So he has chosen that good which is with Allah." On that Abu Bakr wept and
said, "Our fathers and mothers be sacrificed for you." We became astonished at this. The people said,
"Look at this old man! Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talks about a Slave of Allah to whom He has given the option
to choose either the splendor of this worldly life or the good which is with Him, while he says. 'our
fathers and mothers be sacrifice(i for you." But it was Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who had been given option,
and Abu Bakr knew it better than we. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) added, "No doubt, I am indebted to Abu Bakr
more than to anybody else regarding both his companionship and his wealth. And if I had to take a
Khalil from my followers, I would certainly have taken Abu Bakr, but the fraternity of Islam is.
sufficient. Let no door (i.e. Khoukha) of the Mosque remain open, except the door of Abu Bakr."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 63, Hadith 129
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Halhala
ad-Dili from Muhammad ibn lmran al-Ansari that his father said that
Abdullah ibn Umar came upon him while he stopped for a rest under a
tall tree on the road to Makka, and he said, "What has made you stop
under this tall tree?" He replied that he sought it's shade. Abdullah
ibn Umar said, "Anything besides that?" and he said, "No, that was the
only. reason he stopped for a rest," and Abdullah ibn Umar said, "The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If
you are between al-Akhshabayn (which are two mountains) near Mina,'
indicating the east with his outspread hand, 'you will find a valley
called as-Surar with a tree in it beneath which the umbilical cords of
seventy prophets have been cut.' "
Muwatta Malik Book 20, Hadith 261