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السيوطي:٦٥١٣a –

"إِنَّ خَيْرَ التَّابِعينَ رَجُلٌ يقالُ له: أُوَيْسِ، وله وَالِدَةٌ هُوَ بِهَا بَرٌّ، لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لأَبَرَّهُ، وَكَانَ به بَيَاضٌ فَمُرُوهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ".  

[م] مسلم عن عمر

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I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Worthy amongst the successors would be a person who would be called Uwais. He would have his mother (living with him) and he would have (a small) sign of leprosy. Ask him to beg pardon for you (from Allah).  

مسلم:٢٥٤٢b – حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ إِنِّي

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ التَّابِعِينَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ وَلَهُ وَالِدَةٌ وَكَانَ بِهِ بَيَاضٌ فَمُرُوهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ