From Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, who said: Indeed Allah looked upon the hearts of men, and He found the heart of Muhammad (SAW) to be the best of the hearts of men, so He chose him for Himself, and sent him forth with His message; then He looked upon the hearts of men after the heart of Muhammad, and found the hearts of his Companions to be the best of the hearts of men, and so He made them ministers of His Prophet, to fight for His religion [deen].