[Machine] He witnessed the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , in al-Baqi' and said, "Whoever gives charity today with a sincere intention, I will testify for him on the Day of Judgment in front of Allah." A man came and said, "By Allah, there is no one in al-Baqi' blacker in complexion, shorter in stature, and more cross-eyed than him. By Allah, there is nothing in al-Baqi' better than her." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , asked, "Is this your charity?" The man replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "I wish he had given it to me, for it is better than him." The man repeated his statement three times, and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "You have lied. Rather, it is better than you and her." He repeated this three times, then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "The one who strives hard and refrains from worldly pleasures has indeed achieved success. The one who strives hard and refrains from worldly pleasures has indeed achieved success."
أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْبَقِيعِ فَقَالَ «مَنْ يَتَصَدَّقُ الْيَوْمَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَشْهَدُ لَهُ بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا بِالْبَقِيعِ رَجُلٌ أَشَدُّ سَوَادَ وَجْهٍ مِنْهُ وَلَا أَقْصَرُ قَامَةً وَلَا أَذَمُّ فِي عَيْنٍ مِنْهُ بِنَاقَةٍ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا بِالْبَقِيعِ شَيْءٌ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَلَمَزَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لِيَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا وَاللَّهِ لَهِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَسَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَلِمَتَهُ فَقَالَ «كَذَبْتَ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ وَمِنْهَا كَذَبْتَ بَلْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ وَمِنْهَا» ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُزْهِدُ الْمُجْهِدُ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُزْهِدُ الْمُجْهِدُ»