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[Machine] A believer and an unbeliever went fishing. The unbeliever cast his net and mentioned his idols, but nothing came. The believer then cast his net and mentioned Allah, and he caught a fish. He took the fish in his hand and it struggled, slipping back into the water. The believer returned empty-handed, while the unbeliever's boat was filled with fish. The angel of the believer regretted and said, "O Lord, your servant, the believer, returned empty-handed while the unbeliever came back with his boat filled with fish." Allah said to the angel, "Come, I will show you the abode of the believer in Paradise." The angel asked Allah how the believer can be harmed after reaching such a status, and then Allah showed the angel the abode of the unbeliever in Hellfire. The angel asked Allah, "Can anything compensate for what he experienced in the world?" Allah replied, "No, by Allah, my Lord."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٢١٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيُّ عَنْ نَوْفٍ الْبِكَالِيِّ قَالَ

انْطَلَقَ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ وَرَجُلٌ كَافِرٌ يَصِيدَانِ السَّمَكَ فَجَعَلَ الْكَافِرُ يُلْقِي شَبَكَتَهُ وَيَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَهُ فَيَجِيءُ مُدَفَّقًا وَيُلْقَى الْمُؤْمِنُ وَيُذْكَرُ اللَّهَ ﷻ فَلَا يَجِيءُ شَيْءٌ قَالَ فَتَعَاوَدَا ذَلِكَ إِلَى مَغِيبِ الشَّمْسِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ صَادَ سَمَكَةً فَأَخَذَهَا بِيَدِهِ فَاضْطَرَبَتْ فَوَقَعَتْ فِي الْمَاءِ فَرَجَعَ الْمُؤْمِنُ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُ شَيْءٌ وَرَجَعَ الْكَافِرُ وَقَدِ امْتَلَأَتْ سَفِينَتُهُ فَأَسِفَ مَلَكُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَقَالَ رَبِّ عَبْدُكَ هَذَا الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يَدْعُوكَ رَجَعَ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُ شَيْءٌ وَعَبْدُكَ الْكَافِرُ رَجَعَ وَقَدِ امْتَلَأَتْ سَفِينَتُهُ قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ لِمَلَكِ الْمُؤْمِنِ تَعَالَ فَأَرَاهُ مَسْكَنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ مَا يَضُرُّ عَبْدِيَ الْمُؤْمِنَ مَا أَصَابَهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَصِيرَ إِلَى هَذَا وَأَرَاهُ مَسْكَنَ الْكَافِرِ فِي النَّارِ فَقَالَ هَلْ يُغْنِي عَنْهُ شَيْءٌ أَصَابَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا؟ قَالَ لَا وَاللَّهِ يَا رَبِّ