Book Name:Hazrat Salman Farsi
Khaṭṭāb رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ appointed him governor of Mada’in during the latter’s reign as caliph.
Sayyidunā Salmān Fārsi رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ passed away on the 10th of Rajab, in 33 AH or 36 AH. His shrine is in Mada`in, Iraq.[1] Due to this, Mada`in is also known as Salmān Pāk.
As reported by the Companion Abū Buraydah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ from his father, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Allah has commanded me to love four people and has informed me He also loves them.” He was asked, “O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who are they?” He replied, ''ʿAli, Salmān, Abū Dhar and Abū Miqdād (رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم).”[2]
Paradise yearns for four Companions
A narration mentions how the final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Paradise yearns for ʿAli bin Abī Ṭālib, ʿAmmār bin Yāsir, Salmān Fārsi and Miqdād bin Aswad (رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم).”[3]
Zādhān Kindi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه relates:
We were once in the company of the fourth caliph of Islam, ʿAli bin Abī Ṭālib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ. He began to acclaim, “Who can be like Salmān Fārsi from amongst you? Not only was he from the Ahl al-Bayt, he attained the first and last forms of knowledge, as he