[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him to Yemen, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went with him and Mu'adh was riding while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked underneath his mount. When they finished, he said, "O Mu'adh, perhaps you will not see me after this year, but perhaps you will pass by my mosque and my grave." Mu'adh cried due to the thought of parting from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then he turned and faced the direction of Madinah and said, "Indeed, those who fear Allah and are righteous are the closest to me, no matter where they may be."
لَمَّا بَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ خَرَجَ مَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُوصِيهِ وَمُعَاذٌ رَاكِبٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْشِي تَحْتَ رَاحِلَتِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ يَا مُعَاذُ إِنَّكَ عَسَى أَنْ لَا تَلْقَانِي بَعْدَ عَامِي هَذَا وَلَعَلَّكَ أنَ تَمُرَّ بِمَسْجِدِي هَذَا وَقَبْرِي فَبَكَى مُعَاذٌ جَشَعًا لِفِرَاقِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَأَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ نَحْوَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِي الْمُتَّقُونَ مَنْ كَانُوا وَحَيْثُ كَانُوا