[Machine] He said: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , until we reached Al-Kadeed or Qudeed. There, men sought permission to visit their families and they were granted permission. He then praised and glorified Allah, and said, "The best of you is the one who, upon witnessing, testifies that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, sincerely from his heart, and then behaves rightly. Except those destined for Hell." Then he said, "My Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being held to account. And I hope that you and those of your wives and children who are righteous will be among them, possessing homes in Paradise." He also said, "When half or two-thirds of the night has passed, Allah descends to the lowest heaven and says, 'Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him? Is there anyone asking for something, that I may grant him? Is there anyone seeking my protection, that I may protect him?' This continues until dawn arrives."  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْكَدِيدِ أَوْ قَالَ بِقُدَيْدٍ جَعَلَ رِجَالٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ إِلَىأَهْلِيهِمْ فَيُؤْذَنُ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ خَيْرًا وَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ لَا يَمُوتُ عَبْدٌ شَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَادِقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أَنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَقَالَ إِذَا مَضَى نِصْفُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ يَنْزِلُ اللهُ ﷻ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْ عِبَادِي أَحَدًا غَيْرِي مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَسْتَغْفِرُنِي فَأَغْفِرُ لَهُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَدْعُونِي فَأَسْتَجِيبَ لَهُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ حَتَّى يَنْفَجِرَ الصُّبْحُ  

[Machine] "We left with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from Makkah, and some people started asking for permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He began giving them permission. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked, 'Why is it that the branch of the tree that follows the Messenger of Allah is more hateful to you than any other branch?' We did not see anyone from the people except crying. Abu Bakr said, 'The one who seeks permission from you after this will surely be foolish in my eyes.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, praised and thanked Allah. He would say, 'By the One in whose hand my soul is, I bear witness before Allah, whoever among you believes in Allah and follows the straight path, he will be admitted to Paradise.' Indeed, my Lord has promised me that He will admit 70 thousand from my Ummah into Paradise without reckoning or punishment. And I hope that none will enter it until you and your righteous spouses and children settle in it.' Then he said, 'When one-third of the night or two-thirds of it have passed, Allah, blessed and exalted is He, descends to the lowest heaven and says, 'Is there anyone who asks Me that I may give him? Is there anyone who seeks My forgiveness that I may forgive him? Is there anyone who invokes Me that I may answer him until dawn breaks?'"  

صَدَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْغَضَ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟ » قَالَ فَلَمْ نَرَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ بَعْدَ هَذَا لَسَفِيهٌ فِي نَفْسِي فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أَنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَلَا عَذَابٍ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِذَا مَضَى شَطْرُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ ثُلُثَاهُ يَنْزِلُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْ عِبَادِي غَيْرِي مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَسْتَغْفِرُنِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَدْعُونِي فَأَسْتَجِيبَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَنْفَجِرَ الصُّبْحُ»  

[Machine] "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and some people sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he granted them permission. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: 'What is the matter with the splitting of the tree that follows the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being more disliked by you than the other splitting?' Abu Bakr said: 'You will not see any of the people except crying.' Abu Bakr said: 'He who seeks permission from you after my death is foolish.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up and praised Allah and glorified Him and said: 'I bear witness before Allah, and whenever he took an oath, he would say: 'By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is none among you who believes in Allah and then sets out to rectify (the affairs of) the people except that he will be guided by it to Paradise. Indeed my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being brought to account or punished, and I hope that you will constitute the majority of the people of Paradise along with your spouses and offspring.'"  

صَدَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سَلَكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي ﷻ أنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and some people sought his permission, so he granted them permission. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'What is the matter with this part of the tree that is following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? It is more hated by you than the other part?' He said, 'You see none of the people except crying.' Abu Bakr said, 'The one who seeks your permission in regards to me after my death, is a foolish person.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and praised Allah and spoke highly of Him, and said, 'I bear witness before Allah, and whenever he swore an oath, he would say, 'By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, none of you truly believes until he loves his brother that he loves for himself.' And my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being held to account or punished. And I hope that you and those among your wives and children who do good deeds will occupy mansions in Paradise.'  

صَدَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سَلَكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي ﷻ أنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and people started seeking permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he granted them permission. He then said, "What is wrong with the branch of the tree that follows the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Why do you dislike it more than the other branch?" He said, "You only see people crying in the community." Abu Bakr said, "Indeed, the one who seeks permission from you concerning me afterwards is a foolish person." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, praised Allah, and glorified Him. He then said, "I bear witness before Allah, and whenever I used to swear, I would say, 'By the One in whose hand is my soul, none of you truly believes until he follows me, and my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand individuals from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being held accountable or punished. And I hope that neither you nor those who are righteous among your wives and children will enter Paradise until you occupy dwellings in Paradise."  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى فِي الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and some people began seeking permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he granted them permission. Then he said: 'What is the matter with the branch of the tree that is following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? It is more hateful to you than the other branch?' He said: 'You do not see anyone among the people except one who weeps.' Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه said: 'Indeed the one who seeks permission from you regarding myself after that is foolish.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and praised Allah and glorified Him, and said: 'I bear witness before Allah, and if he ever swore an oath by saying: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, there is none among you who believes in Allah and then dies (upon that faith), except that he will be admitted by it (that faith) to Paradise." And verily, my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand of my Ummah will enter Paradise without being called to account or to be punished, and I hope that you will be the majority of them, along with whoever is righteous among your wives and children, with houses (for them) in Paradise.'  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى فِي الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said, "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we reached Al-Kadaid, and they sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to go to their families, and he granted them permission. Then he said, 'What is wrong with the branch of the tree that stands close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? It is more beloved to you than the other branches.' After that, there was not a single person among them except that he wept. A man from them said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the one who seeks permission from you after this is foolish.' So he praised Allah and spoke good words, then he said, 'I bear witness before Allah that no servant who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah will die unless he is sincere from his heart, then he will be guided to Paradise by it. And indeed, my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand of my Ummah (nation) will enter Paradise without being held accountable or punished. And I hope that you (Muslims) will not enter it until you occupy dwellings in Paradise along with your righteous spouses and offspring.'"  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْكَدِيدِ جَعَلُوا يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهَالِيهِمْ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» فَلَمْ يُرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ بَعْدَ هَذَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ لَا يَمُوتُ عَبْدٌ شَهِدَ شَهَادَةَ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ صِدْقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَدْخُلُوا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said, "We followed the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , until we reached Al-Kadeed. They sought permission from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , to go to their families, so he gave them permission. He then said, 'What is wrong with the branch of the tree that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , has followed, which is more disliked by you than the other branch?' After that, no one from the group was seen except crying. A man from the group said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the one who seeks permission from you after this is foolish.' He praised Allah and spoke good words, then he said, 'I bear witness before Allah that no servant who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, sincerely from his heart, will die except that he will be admitted to Paradise, and indeed my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being held accountable or punished, and I hope that you will not enter until you and whomever among your spouses and children are righteous take up dwellings in Paradise.'"  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْكَدِيدِ جَعَلُوا يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهَالِيهِمْ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» فَلَمْ يُرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ بَعْدَ هَذَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ لَا يَمُوتُ عَبْدٌ شَهِدَ شَهَادَةَ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ صِدْقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَدْخُلُوا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

" عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ عَرَابَةَ قَالَ: غَزَوْنَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْكَدِيدِ، أَوْ قَالَ: بِقَدِيد جَعَلَ رِجَال مِنَّا يَسْتَأذِنُونَ إِلَى أهَاليهِمْ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ يَأذَنُ لَهُمْ وَقَالَ: مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّذِى يَلِى رَسُولَ الله ﷺ أَبْغَضَ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ؟ ! فَلَمْ نَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنَّ الَّذِى يَسْتَأذِنُكَ فِى شَىْءٍ مِنْهَا السَّفِيهُ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَحَمِد الله، وأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ الله وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ: وَالَّذِى نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِالله ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِى الْجَنَّةِ، وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِى رَبِّى أَنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِى الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ، وَإِنِّى لأَرْجُو أَن لَّا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَبْنُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِى الْجَنَّةِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِذَا مَضَى نِصْفُ اللَّيْلِ، أَوْ قَالَ: ثُلُثَاهُ يَنْزِلُ الله تَعَالَى إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولُ: لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْ عِبَادِى غَيْرِى، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِى يَسْأَلُنِى أَعْطَيْتُهُ، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِى يَدْعُونِى أَسْتَجِيب لَهُ، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِى يَسْتَغْفِرُنِى أَغْفِر لَهُ، حَتَّى يَنْصَدِعَ الْفَجْرُ".