We were in the company of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he delivered to us a sermon and made a mention of Hell-Fire. Then I came to my house and began to laugh with my children and sport with my wife. (Hanzala) further reported: I went out and met Abu Bakr and made a mention of that to him. Thereupon he said: I have done the same as you have mentioned. So we went to see Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said to him: Messenger of Allah, Hanzala has turned to he a hypocrite. And he (the Holy Prophet) said Show respite. And then I narrated to him the story, and Abu Bakr said: I have done the same as he has done. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Hanzala, there is a time for worldly affairs and a time for (worship and devotion), and if your state of mind is always the same as it is at the time of remembrance of Allah, the Angels would shake hands with you and would greet you on the path by saying: As-Salamu-Alaikum.  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَعَظَنَا فَذَكَّرَ النَّارَ قَالَ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَضَاحَكْتُ الصِّبْيَانَ وَلاَعَبْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ وَأَنَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا تَذْكُرُ فَلَقِينَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ فَقَالَ مَهْ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِالْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَنَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ فَقَالَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً وَلَوْ كَانَتْ تَكُونُ قُلُوبُكُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الذِّكْرِ لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ حَتَّى تُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الطُّرُقِ  

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we spoke of Paradise and Hell until it was as if we could see them. Then I got up and went to my family and children, and I laughed and played (with them). Then I remembered how we had been, and I went out and met Abu Bakr, and said: ‘I have become a hypocrite!’ Abu Bakr said: ‘We all do that.’” So Hanzalah went and mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “O Hanzalah, if you were (always) as you are with me, the angels would shake hands with you in your beds and in your streets. O Hanzalah, there is a time for this and a time for that.”  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأْىَ الْعَيْنِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي وَوَلَدِي فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي كُنَّا فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ نَافَقْتُ نَافَقْتُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّا لَنَفْعَلُهُ فَذَهَبَ حَنْظَلَةُ فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ أَوْ عَلَى طُرُقِكُمْ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةٌ وَسَاعَةٌ  

[Machine] "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we talked about Paradise and Hell until it was as if we could see them with our own eyes. Then I went to my family and I laughed and played with them and my children. But then I remembered what I had been with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so I went out and met Abu Bakr and said, 'O Abu Bakr, the hypocrisy of Hanthala has become apparent.' He asked, 'What is that?' I said, 'We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we talked about Paradise and Hell until it was as if we could see them with our own eyes. Then I went to my family and I laughed and played with my children and family.' He said, 'We do that too.' So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about it. He said, 'O Hanthala, if you were to remain in this state, as you are with me, the angels would shake hands with you while you are in your beds and on your roads, O Hanthala, for an hour and then for an hour.'"  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ حَتَّى كَانَا رَأْيَ عَيْنٍ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ مَعَ أَهْلِي وَوَلَدِي فَذَكَرْتُ مَا كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ قَالَ وَمَاذَاكَ ذَاكَ؟ قُلْتُ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأْيَ عَيْنٍ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ مَعَ وَلَدِي وَأَهْلِي فَقَالَ إِنَّا لَنَفْعَلُ ذَاكَ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَكُونُونَ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأَنْتُمْ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ وَبِالطُّرُقِ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he mentioned Paradise and Hell. We were overwhelmed with joy and I went back to my family and laughed with them. Something then occurred to me and I met Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "Indeed, I have become a hypocrite." He asked, "And what is that?" So I said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he mentioned Paradise and Hell, and it was as if we saw them with our own eyes. But when I came back to my family, I laughed with them." Abu Bakr said, "We also do the same." So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him about it. He said, "O Hanthalah, if you were to remain in the state you are in while you are with your family, angels would shake hands with you on your beds and on your paths, O Hanthalah, for an hour and an hour."  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ فَكُنَّا رَأْىَ عَيْنٍ فَخَرَجْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلِي فَضَحِكْتُ مَعَهُمْ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي شَيْءٌ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي نَافَقْتُ قَالَ وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ وَكُنَّا كَأَنَّا رَأْى عَيْنٍ فَأَتَيْتُ أَهْلِي فَضَحِكْتُ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّا لَنَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ قَالَ «يَا حَنْظَلَةُ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ عِنْدَ أَهْلِيكُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةٌ وَسَاعَةٌ»  

“We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we spoke of Paradise and Hell until it was as if we could see them. Then I got up and went to my family and children, and I laughed and played (with them). Then I remembered how we had been, and I went out and met Abu Bakr, and said: ‘I have become a hypocrite!’ Abu Bakr said: ‘We all do that.’” So Hanzalah went and mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “O Hanzalah, if you were (always) as you are with me, the angels would shake hands with you in your beds and in your streets. O Hanzalah, there is a time for this and a time for that.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4239)  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّا رَأْيُ عَيْنٍ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِي وَوَلَدِي فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ فَذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي كُنَّا فِيهِ فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ فَقُلْتُ نَافَقْتُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّا لَنَفْعَلُهُ فَذَهَبَ حَنْظَلَةُ فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا حَنْظَلَةُ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِي لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ أَوْ طُرُقِكُمْ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَا يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةٌ وَسَاعَةٌ»  

" عن حَنْظَلَةَ الكَاتِبِ الأُسَيْدِى، وَكَانَ مِنْ كُتَّابِ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَذَكَّرَنَا الجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ، حَتَّى كَانَا رَأىَ العَيْنِ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِى وَوَلدِى، فَضَحِكْتُ وَلَعِبْتُ، فَذَكَرْتُ الّذِى كُنَّا فِيهِ، فَخرَجْتُ، فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ: نَافَقْتُ نَافَقْتُ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قُلْتُ: نَكُونُ عِنْدَ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ يُذَكَّرُ بِالنَّارِ وَالجَنَّة كَأَنَّا رَأَىُ عَيْنٍ، فَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ عَافَسْنَا الأَزْوَاجَ وَالأَوْلَادَ والضيعاتِ فَنَسِينَا، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إنَّا لَنَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ، فقَالَ: يَا حَنْظَلَةُ! لَوْ كُنْتُمْ عِنْدَ أَهْلِيكُمْ كمَا تَكُونُونَ عِنْدِى، لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ المَلَائِكَةُ عَلَى فُرُشِكُمْ وَفِى الطَّرِيقِ يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةٌ وَسَاعَةٌ".