Are they the close friends of Allah -azwj ?

Are they the close friends of Allah -azwj ?\u2019 Rasool-Allah -saww said: \u2018The close friends of Allah -azwj observed silence, so their silence was a Remembrance (of Allah -azwj ); and they looked around, so their looking around was a lesson; and they spoke, so their speaking was wisdom; and they walked, so their walking between the people was a Blessing.

Had it not been for the term which had been Ordained upon them, their spirits would not have stayed in their bodies out of fear from the Punishment and desire to the Rewards\u2019.