Jundub is said to have narrated: “I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: ‘I declare before Allah that I have no close friend from among you. Allah has taken me as a close friend as he took Ibrahim as a close friend. If I were to have taken a close friend from among my ummah, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend.” (Muslim, 532)

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “I will be the leader of mankind on the Day of Resurrection, the first whose grave will be opened, the first to intercede and the first to be asked to intercede.” (Muslim, 2278)

It was narrated that Anas said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) when the barber was cutting his hair and his companions were going around him wanting to ensure that his hair would fall only into someone’s hand. (Muslim, 2325)

It was narrated that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “On the Day of Uhud some of the people fled and left the Prophet (peace be upon him), but Abu Talhah stood before him covering him with a shield. Abu Talhah was a powerful archer who broke two or three bows that day. When a man passed by carrying a quiver containing arrows, he would say: Give them to Abu Talhah.
Whenever the Prophet (peace be upon him) raised his head to look at the people, Abu Talhah would say: “O Prophet of Allah, may my father and my mother be sacrificed for you, do not raise your head lest you be struck by an arrow shot by the enemy. My neck is before your neck.” (Bukhari, 3600; Muslim, 1811)