‏الحج : Hadeeth No:3180 Ibn 'Umar (Allaah be pleased with them) reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: He who patiently endures the hardships of it (of this city of Medina), I would be an intercessor or a withness on his behalf on the Day of Resurrection....

‏فضائل الصحابة‏ : Hadeeth No:5874 Abdullah reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: If I were to choose amongst the people of earth someone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa as my friends but God has taken your companion as a friend....