Best Friends Forever | The Other Side: Barzakh and Beyond Ep. 24

References

1. Jamil ibn Murrah said: “Muwarriq al-‘Ijli was one of my best friends, and like a brother to me. One day, I said to him, ‘Whoever of us dies first should come to the other and tell him what happened to him.’ Muwarriq passed away, and my wife later saw in a dream that Muwarriq had come to our home, just as he used to. He knocked on the door the same way he always did. She said, ‘I got up and opened the door for him, just as I used to. I said, 'Come in, Abu al-Mu‘tamir; Jamil will be here soon.’ He replied, ‘How can I enter when I have already died? I only came to inform Jamil of what Allah has done with me. Let him know that Allah has placed me among those brought near to Him (al-muqarrabeen).’” [Ibn Abi ad-Dunya, Al-Manamat]
2. Abdullah ibn Masud narrated that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about a man who loves a people but has not yet reached their level?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, “A person will be with those he loves.” [Sahih al-Bukhari #6169; Sahih Muslim #2640]
3. The Prophet ﷺ said, “A person will follow the way (deen) of his close companion, so let each of you carefully consider whom he takes as an intimate friend.” [Sunan Abi Dawud #4833; Jami’ at-Tirmidhi #2378]
4. Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported the Prophet ﷺ asked his Companions, “Which bond of Islam is the strongest?" They mentioned various acts of worship, including prayer, zakah, fasting, Hajj, and jihad, but each time the Prophet ﷺ responded, “That is good, but it is not the strongest.” He ﷺ then said, “The strongest bond of faith is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah.” [Musnad Ahmad]
5. A man from the family of Asim al-Jahdari reported that he saw Asim in a dream two years after his death. He asked, “Didn’t you die?" Asim replied, “Yes, I did.” The man then asked, “Where are you now?” Asim responded, "By Allah, I am in a garden from the gardens of Paradise, along with a group of my companions. Every Thursday night and Friday morning, we gather with Bakr ibn ‘Abdillah al-Muzani.” The man asked, “Is it your bodies or just your souls?” Asim replied, “No, our bodies have decayed, but our souls still meet.” [Ibn Abi ad-Dunya, al-Manamat; Al-Bayhaqi, Shu’ab al-Iman]
6. Ibn Umar narrated that Uthman [ibn Affan] woke up one morning and began addressing the people. He said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a dream last night, and he said: ‘O Uthman, break your fast with us tonight.’ So, Uthman fasted that day and was killed later the same day.” [Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah]
7. Sa’eed ibn Abd al-Aziz said: When Bilal [ibn Rabah] was on his deathbed, he said: ‘Tomorrow, we will meet the beloved ones: Muhammad ﷺ and his supporters.’ His wife said, ‘Oh, how tragic!’ Bilal responded, ‘Rather, how joyful!’” [Adh-Dhahabi, Siyar Alam an-Nubala’]