Sunni references...

Sunni references: Fada'il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, Traditions #109, #277 Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, p329, p662 Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp88,148,149 from several chain of narrators al-Kabir, by al-Tabarani, v6, p264, p265 Hilyatul Awliya', by Abu Nu'aym, v1, p128 Salman al-Farsi Concerning him, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) said that "Paradise longs for three men, Ali, Ammar and Salman." Sunni reference: Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, p332, Tradition #3884 Ibn Abbas He was the person about whom the Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "God I ask Thee to teach him the interpretation and make him knowledgeable in religion and make him from the people of belief." Sunni reference: al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p536…