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3659. Ibn Abī Mu'alla narrated from his father: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave a Khuṭbah one day and said: 'Indeed there is a man whose Lord has given him the choice between living in this life as long as he wishes to live, and eating from this life as much as he wishes to eat, and between meeting his Lord. So he chose meeting his Lord.'" He said: "So Abū Bakr cried. The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Are you not amazed at this old man, when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ mentioned a righteous man whose Lord gave him the choice between this life or meeting his Lord, and he chose meeting his Lord.'" He said: "But Abū Bakr was the most knowledgeable one of them regarding what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had said. So Abū Bakr said: 'Rather we will ransom our fathers and our wealth for you.' So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'There is no one among people more beneficial to us (Amanna Ilainā) in his companionship, or generous with his wealth than Ibn Abī Quḥāfah. And, if I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Ibn Abī Quḥāfah as a Khalil. But rather love and the brotherhood of faith' – saying that two or three times – 'Indeed your companion is the Khalil of Allāh.'" (Da'if) [He said:] And there is something on this topic from Abū Sa'eed. [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is [Hasan] Gharīb. This Hadīth has been related from Abū 'Awānah, from 'Abdul-Malik bin 'Umair with another chain. And the meaning of his saying: "Amanna Ilainā" is: "Amanna 'Alainā".