‏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....

‏العلم : Hadeeth No:6460 Abu Huraira reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) having said: The time would draw close to the Last Hour and knowledge would decrease. The rest of the hadith is the same....