"When the Messenger of God—exalted be his glory—purchased me from the Jewish woman with the garden of palm trees which she bargained with the Messenger of God—exalted be his glory—that he must mark it out in a salt-marsh, barren land that grows nothing, and that he must plant for her pits that grow, bear, ripen, and provide fruit on that same day—and the Jewish woman thought this could not be and that he was not capable of it.

He said: He marked it out for her in a salt-marsh as she wished, and ordered for pits. They were gathered for him and he traveled to the plot, accompanied by our Master Amir Almuminin, al-Miqdad, and Abu Dharr. Our Master began digging, the Messenger began planting, and al-Miqdad was covering. The Messenger of God—exalted be his glory—said: 'Water, O Salman, for you are the Gate of life for the Muslims,' and Abu Dharr was bringing [the pits] forward. I was pouring the water into the holes. When the plot was completed to the end of the garden, the first part of it grew and emerged as palms, bore fruit, and ripened on that same day, providing various kinds of dates.

When the Jewish woman saw the palms, she believed, as did seventy men of the Jews, among whom were lordly rabbis. They said: 'We did not think that God the Almighty would raise a prophet after Moses, even if the Torah speaks that you are truly the Messenger of God.' The Messenger of God—exalted be his glory—entered and we were with him. The believers approached to congratulate the Prophet—exalted be his glory—and to congratulate me. He said to them: 'Are you congratulating Salman for Islam when he has been calling the Children of Israel to faith in God for four hundred and fifty years?!'

A group of the Muslims said to him: 'O Messenger of God, God the Almighty has indeed favored this Persian over many people.' He said to them: 'And this is his favor among you; indeed God the Almighty revealed to me that Paradise longs for three individuals from my companions, among whom is Salman.' He said: And they asked the Prophet—exalted be his glory—frequently regarding the other two besides Salman. He—exalted be his glory—said: 'The master of the two and their Imam is my brother Ali ibn Abi Talib, then Salman, then Ammar.'"