The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has servants who are neither prophets nor martyrs, yet the prophets and martyrs will envy them on the Day of Resurrection because of their nearness to Allah Most High and their seat with Him."An Arabi knelt down on his knees and said, "Messenger of Allah, describe them to us, make them known to us."He said, "They are people from various walks of life, from scattered tribes, who befriend one another for the sake of Allah and love one another for His sake. Allah will set up for them on the Day of Resurrection pulpits of light. People will be afraid, but they will not fear. They are the friends of Allah
, 'upon whom there shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve' [Yunus 10:62]."
قال رسول الله ﷺ: إن الله عبادا ليسوا بأنبياء ولا شهداء، يغبطهم الشهداء و النبيون يوم القيامة لقربهم من الله تعالى و مجلسهم منه، فجثا أعرابي على ركبتيه فقال: يا رسول الله صفهم لنا، وجلهم لنا، قال: قوم من أقناء الناس من نزاع القبائل، تصادقوا في الله، وتحابوا فيه، يضع الله عز وجل لهم يوم القيامة منابر من نور يخاف الناس ولا يخافون هم أولياء الله عز وجل {لا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنون}.
Hakim (4/170-171) narrated it from Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Abdullah Zahid Isbahani, who said, Ahmad bin Yunus Dabbi narrated to us in Isbahan, who said, Abu Badr Shuja bin Walid narrated to us, who said, I heard Ziyad bin Khaythama narrating from his father, from Ibn Umar, and he mentioned it.Hakim said, "This is a hadith sahih in isnad." See the Book of Faith for more.