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I have never heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying about anybody walking on the earth that he is from the people
of Paradise except `Abdullah bin Salam. The following Verse was revealed concerning him: "And a
witness from the children of Israel testifies that this Quran is true" (46.10)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 63, Hadith 37
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On the day of the battle of Uhud, the people ran away, leaving the Prophet (ﷺ) , but Abu- Talha was
shielding the Prophet (ﷺ) with his shield in front of him. Abu Talha was a strong, experienced archer who
used to keep his arrow bow strong and well stretched. On that day he broke two or three arrow bows.
If any man passed by carrying a quiver full of arrows, the Prophet (ﷺ) would say to him, "Empty it in
front of Abu Talha." When the Prophet (ﷺ) stated looking at the enemy by raising his head, Abu Talha
said, "O Allah's Prophet! Let my parents be sacrificed for your sake! Please don't raise your head and
make it visible, lest an arrow of the enemy should hit you. Let my neck and chest be wounded instead
of yours." (On that day) I saw `Aisha, the daughter of Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim both lifting their
dresses up so that I was able to see the ornaments of their legs, and they were carrying the water skins
of their arms to pour the water into the mouths of the thirsty people and then go back and fill them and
come to pour the water into the mouths of the people again. (On that day) Abu Talha's sword fell from
his hand twice or thrice.
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While I was sitting in the Mosque of Medina, there entered a man (Abdullah bin Salam) with signs of
solemnity over his face. The people said, "He is one of the people of Paradise." He prayed two light
rak`at and then left. I followed him and said, "When you entered the Mosque, the people said, 'He is
one of the people of Paradise.' " He said, "By Allah, one ought not say what he does not know; and I
will tell you why. In the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) I had a dream which I narrated to him. I saw as if I
were in a garden." He then described its extension and greenery. He added: In its center there was an
iron pillar whose lower end was fixed in the earth and the upper end was in the sky, and at its upper
end there was a (ring-shaped) hand-hold. I was told to climb it. I said, "I can't." "Then a servant came
to me and lifted my clothes from behind and I climbed till I reached the top (of the pillar). Then I got
hold of the hand-hold, and I was told to hold it tightly, then I woke up and (the effect of) the handhold
was in my hand. I narrated al I that to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, 'The garden is Islam, and the handhold
is the Most Truth-worthy Hand-Hold. So you will remain as a Muslim till you die." The narrator
added: "The man was `Abdullah bin Salam."