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Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots among his wives and
would take with him the one on whom the lot fell. He also used to fix for everyone of his wives a day
and a night, but Sauda bint Zam`a gave her day and night to `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) intending
thereby to please Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 52, Hadith 49
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That when the Ansar drew lots as to which of the emigrants should dwell with which of the Ansar, the
name of `Uthman bin Mazun came out (to be in their lot). Um Al-Ala further said, "Uthman stayed
with us, and we nursed him when he got sick, but he died. We shrouded him in his clothes, and Allah's
Apostle came to our house and I said, (addressing the dead `Uthman), 'O Abu As-Sa'ib! May Allah be
merciful to you. I testify that Allah has blessed you.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "How do you know that
Allah has blessed him?" I replied, 'I do not know O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! May my parents be sacrificed for
you.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'As regards `Uthman, by Allah he has died and I really wish him every
good, yet, by Allah, although I am Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I do not know what will be done to him.' Um Al-
Ala added, 'By Allah I shall never attest the piety of anybody after him. And what Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)s
said made me sad." Um Al-Ala further said, "Once I slept and saw in a dream, a flowing stream for
`Uthman. So I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and told him about it, he said, 'That is (the symbol of) his
deeds."
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If the people knew what is the reward of making the call (for the prayer) and (of
being in) the first row (in the prayer), and if they found no other way to get this privilege except by
casting lots, they would certainly cast lots for it. If they knew the reward of the noon prayer, they
would race for it, and if they knew the reward of the morning (i.e. Fajr) and `Isha prayers, they would
present themselves for the prayer even if they had to crawl to reach there.