Sahih al-Bukhari 3674

It is related from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari that he did wudu' in his house and then went out. [He said,] "I said, 'I will stay close to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and be with him on this day.'" He said, "He went to the mosque and asked where the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was and they said, 'He went there,' indicating the direction he had gone. I followed after him asking about him until he entered the Well of Aris. I sat at the gate, which was made of palm branches, until the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had finished his need and was doing wudu'. I went up to him and he was sitting at the Well of Aris on the middle of the rim with his legs uncovered dangling into the well. I greeted him and then went and sat at the gate. I said, 'I will be the doorkeeper of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, today.' Abu Bakr came and knocked at the door. I said, 'Who is it?' He said, 'Abu Bakr.' I said, 'Hold on!' I went and said, 'Messenger of Allah, it is Abu Bakr asking permission to come in.' He said, 'Let him in and give him the good news of the Garden.' I went and said to Abu Bakr, 'Enter and the Messenger of Allah gives you the good news of the Garden.' Abu Bakr went in and sat at the right side of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on the rim and dangled his feet in the well as the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had done, uncovering his legs. Then I went back and sat down. I had left my brother at home doing wudu' intending to join me. I said, 'If Allah desires good for someone' - meaning his brother - 'He will bring him.' Then a man moved the gate and I said, 'Who is it?' He said, ''Umar ibn al-Khattab.' I said, 'Hold on!' Then I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and greeted him and said, 'It is 'Umar asking permission to come in.' He said, 'Let him in and give him the good news of the Garden.' I went to 'Umar and said, 'Enter and the Messenger of Allah gives you the good news of the Garden.' 'Umar went in and sat at the left side of the Prophet* on the rim and dangled his feet in the well like the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Then I went back and sat down. I said, 'If Allah desires good for someone' - meaning his brother - 'He will bring him.' Then a man moved the gate and I asked, 'Who is it?' He said, ''Uthman ibn 'Affan.' I said, 'Hold on!' Then I went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and told him. He said, 'Let him in and give him the good news of the Garden as well as an affliction which will befall him.' I came and said, 'Enter and the Messenger of Allah gives you the good news of the Garden as well as an affliction which will befall you.' He entered and found the rim fully occupied, so he sat opposite them on the other side." Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab said, "I interpreted it as their graves."

Muhammad ibn Miskin abu’l-Hasan related to us: Yahya ibn Hassan related to us: Sulayman related to us, on the authority of Sharik ibn Abi Namir, on the authority of Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab, who said: Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari informed me that he performed his ablution at home and thereafter went out and said: I will keep to the Messenger of Allah and will remain this [whole] day with him. [sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab] said: Then he went to the mosque and asked for the Prophet, and they said: He left, and went in the direction.—[Continuing, Abu Musa said:] So I followed in his foot-steps until [I found that] he he had entered Bi‘r Aris. And I sat down at the gate— and the gate was of palm-branches—until the Messenger of Allah had eased nature and performed his ablution. Then I went unto him: and lo, he was setting at the well Aris in the middle of the brim; he had uncovered his legs and wept them hanging into the well. I greeted him, then I went away and sat down at the gate and said: Surely, to-day I shall be the Prophet’s door-keeper.—Thereafter Abu Bakr came and pushed the gate; and I asked: Who is it?—He answered: Abu Bakr.—And I said: Wait a while.—Then I went [to the Prophet] and said: O Messenger of Allah! Abu Bakr is here; he asketh leave to enter.—And he said: let him enter, and announce to him [that he will gain] Paradise.— So I went and said to Abu Bakr: Enter, and the Messenger of Allah announceth to thee [that thou wilt gain] Paradise,—And Abu Bakr entered and sat down on the of the Messenger of Allah on the brim [of the well] and let his feet hang into the well, same as the Prophet had done, and uncovered his legs. Thereafter I returned [to the gate] and sat down. Now, I had left my brother [outside]; he was to perform his ablution and to rejoin me. And I said: If God willeth good for such-and-such —he meant his brother—, He will bring him here.— And lo, someone was pushing the gate,and I asked: Who is it?—He answered: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.—And I said: Wait a while.—Then I went to the Prophet, greeted him, and said: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab is here; he asketh leave to enter.—And he said: Let him enter, and announce to him [ that he will gain] Paradise.—So I went and said to him: Enter, and the Messenger of Allah announceth to thee [that thou wilt gain] Paradise.—And he entered and sat down on the brim [of the well] on the left of the Messenger of Allah, and let his feet hang into the well. Thereafter I returned [ to the gate],sat down and said: If Allah willeth good for such-and-such, He will bring him here.—And someone came and moved the gate, and I asked: Who is it?— He answered: ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan.— And I said: Wait a while.— Then I went to the Messenger of Allah and informed him; and he said: let him enter, and announce to him [ that he will gain] Paradise after a calamity which is to befall him.—So I went and said to him: Enter, and the Messenger of Allah announceth to thee [ that thou wilt gain] Paradise after a calamity which is to befall thee.—And he entered, and found the brim already occupied; so he sat down facing him from the opposite side. Sharik said: Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab said: And I interpreted this as [ the position of ] their graves.