حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُبَيْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الأَدْرَعِ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ جِئْتُ لَيْلَةً أَحْرُسُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قِرَاءَتُهُ عَالِيَةٌ فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا مُرَاءٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَاتَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَفَرَغُوا مِنْ جِهَازِهِ فَحَمَلُوا نَعْشَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏"‏ ارْفُقُوا بِهِ رَفَقَ اللَّهُ بِهِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَحَفَرَ حُفْرَتَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَوْسِعُوا لَهُ وَسَّعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ حَزِنْتَ عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَجَلْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It wasnarrated that Adra’ As-Sulami said: “I came one night to guardthe Prophet (PBUH), and there was a man reciting loudly. The Prophet(PBUH) came out and I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, this man isshowingoff.’ Then he died in Al-Madinah, and they finishedpreparing him,then they carried his dead body. The Prophet (PBUH)said: ‘Be gentlewith him, may Allah be gentle with him, for heloved Allah and HisMessenger.’ Then his grave was dug and he (theProphet (PBUH)) said:‘Make it spacious for him, and may Allah makeit spacious for him.’Some of his Companions said: ‘O Messengerof Allah, you are grievingfor him.’ He said: ‘Yes indeed, for heloved Allah and HisMessenger.’” Translation Not Available

Book Ref: Sunan Ibn Majah Book 6 Hadith 1559
Web Ref:  Sunan Ibn Majah Vol 1 Book 6 Hadith 1559