[Machine] We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he said, "A man from the people of Paradise will appear before you now." Then, a man from the Ansar (Helpers) came in, his beard was dripping from the water of ablution, and he had left his sandals in his left hand. When the next day came, the Prophet ﷺ said the same thing, and the same man came in the same manner. On the third day, the Prophet ﷺ said the same thing, and the same man appeared in the same condition as before. When the Prophet ﷺ got up, Abdullah bin Umar bin Al-As followed him and said, "I have realized that I want to stay with my father. So, I decided not to follow him for three times. If you allow me to stay with you until you finish, then I will do so." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes." Anas said, Abdullah bin Umar used to tell us about his staying in those three (extended) nights, and he never saw him (the man) get up at night except that he would mention Allah and make takbir (Allahu Akbar) until he stood up for Fajr prayer. Abdullah bin Umar added, "I did not hear him say anything except what was good. When the three nights passed, and I was almost belittling his deeds, I said to him, 'O Abdullah! There was never any angry or harsh word between me and my father, nor was there any negligence or hatred. However, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying about you for three times, "A man from the people of Paradise will appear before you now." You were that man for three times, so I wanted to stay with you in order to observe your actions so that I could follow you. But I did not see you doing many deeds. So, what has made you attain this status that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke about?' He replied, 'It is nothing but what you have seen.' Abdullah bin Umar replied, 'When we parted with the Prophet ﷺ , he called me and said, "It is nothing but what you have seen, besides I don't feel capable of cheating or envying any Muslim for the good that Allah has given him." Abdullah bin Umar added, 'These are the words that made me realize the man's status.'"
كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَطْلُعُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْآنَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَطَلَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ تَنْطِفُ لِحْيَتُهُ مِنْ وُضُوئِهِ قَدْ تَعَلَّقَ نَعْلَيْهِ فِي يَدِهِ الشِّمَالِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَطَلَعَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ مِثْلَ الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ أَيْضًا فَطَلَعَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى مِثْلِ حَالِهِ الْأُولَى فَلَمَّا قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ تَبِعَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَاحَيْتُ أَبِي فَأَقْسَمْتُ أَنْ لَا أَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تُؤْوِيَنِي إِلَيْكَ حَتَّى تَمْضِيَ فَعَلْتَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ بَاتَ مَعَهُ تِلْكَ اللَّيَالِي الثَّلَاثَ فَلَمْ يَرَهُ يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا تَعَارَّ وَتَقَلَّبَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ ذَكَرَ اللهَ ﷻ وَكَبَّرَ حَتَّى يَقُومَ لِصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يَقُولُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا فَلَمَّا مَضَتِ الثَّلَاثُ لَيَالٍ وَكِدْتُ أَنْ أَحْقِرَ عَمَلَهُ قُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ إِنِّيلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَبِي غَضَبٌ وَلَا هَجْرٌ ثَمَّ وَلَكِنْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَكَ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ يَطْلُعُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْآنَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَطَلَعْتَ أَنْتَ الثَّلَاثَ مِرَارٍ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ آوِيَ إِلَيْكَ لِأَنْظُرَ مَا عَمَلُكَ فَأَقْتَدِيَ بِهِ فَلَمْ أَرَكَ تَعْمَلُ كَثِيرَ عَمَلٍ فَمَا الَّذِي بَلَغَ بِكَ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا مَا رَأَيْتَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا وَلَّيْتُ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا مَا رَأَيْتَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَا أَجِدُ فِي نَفْسِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غِشًّا وَلَا أَحْسُدُ أَحَدًا عَلَى خَيْرٍ أَعْطَاهُ اللهُ إِيَّاهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ هَذِهِ الَّتِي بَلَغَتْ بِكَ وَهِيَ الَّتِي لَا نُطِيقُ