Al-Bukhari reported that he said...

Al-Bukhari reported that he said: I used to ask someone to cite for me a Qur'anic verse that was with me, so as to make him turn toward me and give me food. And the most benevolent of people to the needy was Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, who used to receive us and feed us of whatever he had in his house (of food). From him too al-Tirmidhi reported: Whenever asking Ja'far about a verse, he would not give me any reply but only after going home (i.e. bringing food).

That is why this Ja'far was considered by Abu Hurayrah as the best of all the , giving him priority over Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali and Uthman, beside other great (may God be pleased with them all).…