I beg you my frailty, let me fall on the doorstep of Ahmad, I’d say ‘I don’t have the ability’, when the guards caution me to get up. Much has been said on death and dying but the ethereal sublimity of the death of Ziyad bin Sakan � would remain beyond what language is capable of describing!
Companions regarded their love for the Prophet ﷺmore precious than any possession Sayyidina Anas bin Malik � narrates that a man asked the Holy Prophet ﷺ, “When will the [last] hour come?” He replied, “What preparation have you done for it?” The man said, “Nothing, [I am empty-handed] except for the love for Allah and His Messenger [which is my sole possession].” The Prophet ﷺreplied, “On the day of Judgment you will be with the ones you love.” Anas bin Malik � said, “We [his companions] never rejoiced at anything more than these words of the Holy Prophet ﷺ.” The man (further) said, “I love the Prophet ﷺof Allah, Abu Bakr � and Umar �, and I hope to be with them [in the hereafter] due to my love for them, even though my deeds are no match of theirs [my love for them would qualify me to accompany them in Paradise].” Just a point to ponder: Anas bin Malik’s � narrative does not imply certainty but rather he ‘hoped’ to accompany the Prophet ﷺ. This inevitably means that he was asking the Lord for acceptance of his love of the Holy Prophet ﷺsince that is essential for the grant of the reward.
