[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ saw, while asleep, two angels standing by his feet and another at his head. The one at his feet said to the one at his head, "Strike a parable like this for him and his nation." The angel at the head said, "Indeed, the parable of him and his nation is like a group of travelers who arrived at a water spring with no sufficient provisions to cut through it or take back with them. While they were in such a situation, a man in a beautiful attire came to them and asked, 'If I bring you a green pasture and abundant fresh flowing water, will you follow me?' They said, 'Yes.' He then led them to a green pasture and abundant fresh flowing water, and they ate, drank, and became healthy. Then he asked them, 'Didn't I bring you in such a condition that you would follow me if I brought you a green pasture and abundant fresh flowing water?' They replied, 'Indeed, yes.' He said, 'Now, before you, there is a greener pasture and more abundant fresh flowing water than the one you have seen. Follow me.'" A group among them said, "We believe, by Allah, we will follow him." Another group said, "We are pleased and content with what we have."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَاهُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّائِمُ مَلَكَانِ فَقَعَدَ أَحَدُهُمَا عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَالْآخَرُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ الَّذِي عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ لِلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ اضْرِبْ مَثَلَ هَذَا وَمَثَلَ أُمَّتِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ مَثَلَهُ وَمَثَلَ أُمَّتِهِ كَمَثَلِ قَوْمٍ سَفْرٍ انْتَهَوْا إِلَى رَأْسِ مَفَازَةٍ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ مِنَ الزَّادِ مَا يَقْطَعُونَ بِهِ الْمَفَازَةَ وَلا مَا يَرْجِعُونَ بِهِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ أَتَاهُمْ رَجُلٌ فِي حُلَّةٍ حِبَرَةٍ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ وَرَدْتُ بِكُمْ رِيَاضًا مُعْشِبَةً وَحِيَاضًا رُوَاءً أَتَتَّبِعُونِي؟ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِمْ فَأَوْرَدَهُمْ رِيَاضًا مُعْشِبَةً وَحِيَاضًا رُوَاءً فَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا وَسَمِنُوا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَلَمْ أَلْقَكُمْ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَجَعَلْتُمْ لِي إِنْ وَرَدْتُ بِكُمْ رِيَاضًا مُعْشِبَةً وَحِيَاضًا رُوَاءً أَنْ تَتَّبِعُونِي؟ فَقَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنَّ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ رِيَاضًا أَعْشَبَ مِنْ هَذِهِ وَحِيَاضًا هِيَ أَرْوَى مِنْ هَذِهِ فَاتَّبِعُونِي قَالَ فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ صَدَقَ وَاللهِ لَنَتَّبِعَنَّهُ وَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ قَدْ رَضِينَا بِهَذَا نُقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ