The Weeping of
AbdulRahman Ibn Auf:
“‘Abdur Rahmân ibn ‘Aud was brought some food when he had been fasting, and he
remarked: “Mus’ab ibn ‘Umayr has been martyred,
and he was better than me. His shroud was so short, that if his head was
covered (with
it) then his legs showed, and if his legs were covered, then his head showed, and
I witnessed this.” He also
said, “Hamzah was martyred and he was better than me. And now the world has been
spread out for us.” Or he said: “We have been given the Abű ndance of the
world, and
we fear that we have been rewarded for our good deeds here (quickly in this world
only)”. Then he began to cry, such that he left his food” (al Bukhârî