Sunan an-Nasa'i 1985

Suwayd ibn Nasr informed us, saying: ‘Abd Allah informed us, saying: Shu‘bah narrated to us, from ‘Amr ibn Murrah, who said: I heard ‘Amr ibn Maymun relate from ‘Abd Allah ibn Rubayyi‘ah al-Sulami—who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah—from ‘Ubayd ibn Khalid al-Sulami, that the Messenger of Allah established a bond of brotherhood between two men. One of them was killed, and the other died afterward. We prayed over him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘What did you say?’ They replied, ‘We supplicated for him: O Allah, forgive him; O Allah, have mercy on him; O Allah, join him with his companion.’ The Prophet said, ‘Then where is his prayer compared with his companion’s prayer, and where are his deeds compared with his companion’s deeds? The distance between them is like that between heaven and earth.’ ‘Amr ibn Maymun said, ‘I liked that, because he attributed it to the Prophet.’