from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "During the night, my Lord, Blessed is He, and Most High, came to me in the best of appearances." He (one of the narrators) said - I think he said it was during a dream - "So he said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?'" He said: "I said: 'No.'" He said: "So He placed His Hand between my shoulders, until I sensed its coolness between my breast." - or he said: "on my throat, so I knew what was in the heavens, and what was in the earth. He said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'Yes, in the acts that atone: and the acts that atone are; lingering in the Masjid after the Salat, walking on the feet to the congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu, in difficulty, and whoever does that, he lives in goodness and dies upon goodness, and his wrongs shall be like that of the day his mother bore him.' He said: 'O Muhammad! When you have performed Salat then say: 'O Allah! Indeed I ask of You, the doing of good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, and loving the poor. And when you have willed Fitnah for your slave, then take me to You, without making me suffer from Fitnah.'" He [the Prophet ﷺ] said: "And the acts that raise ranks are spreading the Salam, feeding others, and Salat during the night, while the people are sleeping."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَىَّ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَىَّ أَوْ قَالَ فِي نَحْرِي فَعَلِمْتُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَلْ تَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتُ الْمُكْثُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالْمَشْىُ عَلَى الأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ وَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ بِعِبَادِكَ فِتْنَةً فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ قَالَ وَالدَّرَجَاتُ إِفْشَاءُ السَّلاَمِ وَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَالصَّلاَةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ  

that the Prophet ﷺ said: "My Lord, Blessed is He and Most High, came to me in the best of appearances. So he said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'Here I am O my Lord! And I am at Your service.' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: '[Lord] I do not know.' So He placed His Hand between my shoulders, until I sensed its coolness between my breast, so I knew what was in between the east and the west. He said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'Here I am O my Lord! And I am at Your service.' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'In the acts that raise ranks and the acts that atone, and in recording the footsteps to the congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu in difficulties, and awaiting the Salat after the Salat. And whoever preserves them, he shall live in goodness and die upon goodness, and his sins shall be like that on the day upon which his mother bore him.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَتَانِي رَبِّي فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّي وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ رَبِّي لاَ أَدْرِي فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَىَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَىَّ فَعَلِمْتُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّ وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلَى قُلْتُ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتِ وَفِي نَقْلِ الأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغِ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكْرُوهَاتِ وَانْتِظَارِ الصَّلاَةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ وَمَنْ يُحَافِظْ عَلَيْهِنَّ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَائِشٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] From some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , they said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to them one morning, with a pleasant smell and a radiant face. We said, "O Prophet of Allah, we see you with a pleasant smell and a radiant face." He said, "What prevents me? Allah came to me tonight in the best form and said, 'O Muhammad, I said '[Here I am], my Lord, at Your service and pleasure.' He said, 'What is the dispute of the highest assembly?' I said, 'I do not know which Lord.' He said, 'That's twice or three times.' He then placed his hands between my shoulders and I felt its coolness between my chest until it became clear to me what is in the heavens and on earth. Then he recited this verse, 'Thus We show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth that he might be among the certain.' Then he said, 'O Muhammad, what is the dispute of the highest assembly?' I said, 'In performing the expiations.' He said, 'What are the expiations?' I said, 'Walking to the congregational prayer, sitting in the mosque after the prayer, contrary to the disliked acts, and perfecting the ablution in disliked conditions.' He said, 'Whoever does that, they live and die in goodness, and their sins are as if they were born that day. And among the ranks is good speech, giving greetings, feeding the hungry, and praying at night while people are asleep.' He said, 'O Muhammad, when you pray, say, 'O Allah, I ask You for what is good and to leave that which is evil, and to love the poor, and for You to forgive me. And when you desire affliction for the people, then take me before it touches me.'  

عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ وَهُوَ طَيِّبُ النَّفْسِ مُسْفِرُ الْوَجْهِ أَوْ مُشْرِقُ الْوَجْهِ قُلْنَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ مُسْفِرَ الْوَجْهِ أَوْ مُشْرِقَ الْوَجْهِ فَقَالَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي وَأَتَانِي رَبِّي ﷻ اللَّيْلَةَ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّي وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي أَيْ رَبِّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ فَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ حَتَّى تَجَلَّى لِي مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُوقِنِينَ} ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ الْمَشْيُ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَاتِ وَالْجُلُوسُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ خِلَافَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَإِبْلَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ قَالَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَمِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَمِنَ الدَّرَجَاتِ طِيبُ الْكَلَامِ وَبَذْلُ السَّلَامِ وَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَقُلْ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَتُوبَ عَلَيَّ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةً فِي النَّاسِ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ  

[Machine] From some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to them one morning while he was in a good mood and his face was radiant. So we said, "O Prophet of Allah, we see that you are in a good mood and your face is radiant." He said, "What prevents me from being in a good mood when my Lord came to me last night in the best form?" He said, "O Muhammad, I said, 'Here I am at Your service, my Lord, and happy for You.' He said, 'What are the disputing angels disputing about?' I said, 'I do not know, my Lord.' He said, 'That was twice or thrice.' He said, 'Then He placed His hand between my shoulders and I felt its coolness between my chest until I saw what is in the heavens and the earth.' Then he recited this verse, 'And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth' [Quran 6:75]. He said, 'O Muhammad, what were the disputing angels disputing about?' He said, 'I said, 'About the expiations.' He said, 'And what are the expiations?' I said, 'Walking to the congregational prayer, sitting in the mosques after the prayers, and the extra ablution in disliked times.' He said, 'Whoever does that, lives and dies in goodness, and he will be rewarded for his sins as the day his mother gave birth to him.' And among the levels of goodness are speaking kindly, spreading peace, feeding others, praying at night while people are asleep.' He said, 'O Muhammad, when you pray, say, 'O Allah, I ask You for goodness, abandoning evil, love for the poor, and that You may forgive me. And when you wish to afflict the people with a trial, take me unto You before that.'  

عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ وَهُوَ طَيِّبُ النَّفْسِ مُسْفِرُ الْوَجْهِ أَوْ مُشْرِقُ الْوَجْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّا نَرَاكَ طَيِّبَ النَّفْسِ مُسْفِرَ الْوَجْهِ أَوْ مُشْرِقَ الْوَجْهِ فَقَالَ وَمَا يَمْنَعُنِي وَأَتَانِي رَبِّي اللَّيْلَةَ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ رَبِّي وَسَعْدَيْكَ فَقَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي أَيْ رَبِّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ حَتَّى تَجَلَّى لِي مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ} الْآيَةَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ الْمَشْيُ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَاتِ وَالْجُلُوسُ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِخِلَافَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَإِبْلَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ قَالَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَمِنَ الدَّرَجَاتِ طَيِّبُ الْكَلَامِ وَبَذْلُ السَّلَامِ وَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ وَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَقُلْ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَتُوبَ عَلَيَّ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةً فِي النَّاسِ فَتَوَفَّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ detained us for Fajr prayer until the sun was about to rise. When he prayed Fajr with us, he said, "I prayed all night and the night was not fully completed for me, and I laid down in the Mosque. Then my Lord came to me in the finest form and said, 'O Muhammad! Do you know what the highest assembly disputes about?' I said, 'No, O Lord.' He said it three times, and I responded three times. Then He placed His hand between my shoulders, and I felt the coolness of His hand between my chest. Everything was unveiled to me, and I recognized it. I asked about the degrees and expiations. He asked, 'What are the degrees?' I said, 'Feeding the needy, spreading peace, prayer, while people are asleep.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth.' He asked, 'What are the expiations?' I said, 'Pouring water for ablution onto the joints, waiting for the next prayer after performing one, and taking steps to the congregational prayers.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth.' He said, 'Ask, O Muhammad.' I said, 'O Allah! I ask You for performing righteous deeds, abstaining from sins, and love for the poor. And I ask You for forgiveness and mercy. And when You intend to test Your slaves, take me to You while I am still steadfast. O Allah! I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and the love for deeds that will draw me closer to Your love.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Teach them and instruct them, for they are true.'"  

احْتَبَسَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ حَتَّى كَادَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَطْلُعُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى بِنَا الْغَدَاةَ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ مَا قُضِيَ لِي وَوَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَتَانِي رَبِّي فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَدْرِي فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا يَا رَبِّ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قُلْتُ لَا يَا رَبِّ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ فَتَجَلَّى لِي كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَعَرَفْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ فَمَا الدَّرَجَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ إِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَإِفْشَاءُ السَّلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ فَمَا الْكَفَّارَاتُ؟ قُلْتُ إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي السَّبَراتِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ وَنَقْلُ الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَاتِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ سَلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِتْنَةً فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا غَيْرُ مَفْتُونٍ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ وَحُبَّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي إِلَى حُبِّكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ وَادْرُسُوهُنَّ فَإِنَّهُنَّ حَقٌّ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ delayed the Fajr prayer for us until the sun almost rose, so he went out and led us in prayer. He shortened his prayer and then turned to us with his face and said, "Shall I inform you of what delayed me from you today in this prayer? I prayed in my night so Allah willed, then my eyes closed, and I saw my Lord in the most beautiful and perfect form. He said, 'O Muhammad,' so I said, 'Here I am, O my Lord.' He said, 'What do the highest assembly dispute about?' I said, 'I do not know, O my Lord.' Then He said, 'O Muhammad,' so I said, 'Here I am, O my Lord.' He said, 'What do the highest assembly dispute about?' I said, 'I do not know.' Then He placed His hand between my shoulders until I felt the coolness of His fingertips between my chest, and I knew everything and saw it clearly. Then He said, 'O Muhammad,' so I said, 'Here I am, O my Lord.' He said, 'What do the highest assembly dispute about?' I said, 'In acts of expiation.' He asked, 'And what are they?' I said, 'Walking to Friday prayers, performing ablution in unfavorable conditions, and ascending stairs.' He asked, 'And what is it?' I said, 'Feeding the hungry, speaking gently, praying at night while people are asleep.' He said, 'Ask.' I said, 'O Allah, I ask You for good deeds, abandoning evil deeds, loving the poor, and for You to forgive me and have mercy on me. And when You intend a trial among Your creation, deliver me to You untempted. And I ask for Your love and the love of those who love You, and the love of deeds that will bring me closer to Your love.'  

أَبْطَأَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ حَتَّى كَادَتْ أَنْ تُدْرِكَنَا الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا فَخَفَّفَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ عَلَى مَكَانِكُمْ أُخْبِرْكُمْ مَا بَطِأَنِي عَنْكُمِ الْيَوْمَ فِي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ فِي لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ مَلَكَنِي عَيْنِي فَنِمْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ رَبِّي ﷻ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ وَأَجْمَلِهَا فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي يَا رَبِّ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ أَنَامِلِهِ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ فَعَلِمْتُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وبَصُرْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ فِي الْكَفَّارَاتِ قَالَ وَمَا هُنَّ؟ قُلْتُ الْمَشْيُ عَلَى الْأَقْدَامِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَاتِ وَإِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي السَّبَراتِ وَالدَّرَجَاتُ قَالَ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قُلْتُ إِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَلِينُ الْكَلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ قَالَ سَلْ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكُ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَتَرْكَ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِتْنَةً بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ فَنَجِّنِي إِلَيْكَ غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ وَأَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ وَحُبَّ عَمِلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي إِلَى حُبِّكَ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "My Lord came to me in the best form and said, 'O Muhammad!' So, I said, 'At your service, my Lord, and joy be with you.' He said, 'What do the highest angels dispute about?' I said, 'I do not know.' He then placed His hand on my chest, and I knew everything that He asked me about of the matters of the worldly life and the Hereafter. He said, 'What do the highest angels dispute about?' I said, 'They dispute about the degrees (of reward) and the expiation of sins.' He said, 'You have spoken the truth. Whoever does that will live a good life and die a good death, and his sins will be effaced as his mother gave birth to him. As for the expiation of sins, it is by feeding food, spreading peace, speaking good words, praying while people are asleep.' Then, he (the Prophet) said, 'O Allah, I ask You for the performance of good deeds, abstaining from evil, love for the poor, forgiveness, and that You turn to me (in mercy). And when You intend a test for a people, save me from being among the tested ones.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَتَانِي رَبِّي فِي أَحْسَنَ صُورَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ قَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى ثَدْيَيَّ فَعَلِمْتُ فِي مَقَامِي ذَلِكَ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الْمَلَأُ الْأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ وَالْكَفَّارَاتِ فَأَمَّا الدَّرَجَاتُ فَإِبْلَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي السَّبَرَاتِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَوَاتِ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ عَاشَ بِخَيْرٍ وَمَاتَ بِخَيْرٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ خَطِيئَتِهِ كَمَا وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَأَمَّا الْكَفَّارَاتُ فَإِطْعَامُ الطَّعَامِ وَإِفْشَاءُ السَّلَامِ وَطِيبُ الْكَلَامِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عَمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ وَتَرْكَ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَحُبَّ الْمَسَاكِينِ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَأَنْ تَتُوبَ عَلَيَّ وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ فِي قَوْمٍ فِتْنَةً فَنَجِّنِي غَيْرَ مَفْتُونٍ  

from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "During the night, my Lord, Blessed is He, and Most High, came to me in the best of appearances." He (one of the narrators) said - I think he said it was during a dream - "So he said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?'" He said: "I said: 'No.'" He said: "So He placed His Hand between my shoulders, until I sensed its coolness between my breast." - or he said: "on my throat, so I knew what was in the heavens, and what was in the earth. He said: 'O Muhammad! Do you know in what the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'Yes, in the acts that atone: and the acts that atone are; lingering in the Masjid after the Salat, walking on the feet to the congregation, Isbagh Al-Wudu, in difficulty, and whoever does that, he lives in goodness and dies upon goodness, and his wrongs shall be like that of the day his mother bore him.' He said: 'O Muhammad! When you have performed Salat then say: 'O Allah! Indeed I ask of You, the doing of good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, and loving the poor. And when you have willed Fitnah for your slave, then take me to You, without making me suffer from Fitnah.'" He [the Prophet ﷺ] said: "And the acts that raise ranks are spreading the Salam, feeding others, and Salat during the night, while the people are sleeping." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3233)   

"أتانى الليلة ربِّى تبارك وتعالى في أحسَنِ صورةٍ - أحسبُهُ قال: في المنام - فقال: يا محمد، هل تدرى فيمَ يخْتَصمُ الملأُ الأعلى؟ قلت: لا، فوضع يده بين كَتِفىَّ حتى وَجَدْتُ بردها بين ثديىَّ، فعلمت ما في السموات وما في الأرض فقال: يا محمد، هل تدرى فيم يختَصم الملأ الأعلى؟ قلتُ: نعم: في الكفَّاراتِ والدَّرجاتِ والكفَّاراتُ: المكثُ في المساجد بعدَ الصلواتِ، والمشى على الأقدامِ إلى الجماعات، وإسباغُ الوضوء في المكارهِ، قال: صدقت يا محمدُ، ومن فعلَ ذلك عاش بخير، وماتَ بخيرٍ، وكان من خَطيئَتهِ كيومَ ولدته أمُّه، وقال: يا محمد، إذا صليت فقلْ: اللهمَّ إنى أسألك فعلَ الخيراتِ، وترك المنكراتِ وحُبَّ المساكين، وأن تغفر لى وترحمنَى وتتوبَ علىّ، وإذا أردت بعبادِك فتنةً فاقبضْنى إليكَ غير مفتونٍ، قال: والدرجاتُ، إفشاءُ السلام، وإطعامُ الطعام، والصلاة بالليل والناسُ نيامٌ".  

"أما إِنِّي سَأُحَدِّثُكُم ما حبَسَنِى عنكم الغداةَ، إنِّي قمتُ، فتوضَّأتُ، وصليتُ ما قدِّرَ لي، فنعست في صلاتى حتى اسْتَثْقَلْتُ، فإِذا أَنَا بربي تبارك وتعالى في أحسنِ صُورة قال: يا محمد، قلت. لبَيكَ ربى: قال فيم يَخْتَصِم الملأ الأعلى؟ قال : قُلتُ: لا أدرى، قالها ثلاثا- قال: فرأيته وضع كفَّهُ بين كَتِفَى فوجدتُ بَرْدَ أنامله بينَ ثَدْيَّي -فَتَجَلَّى لي كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وعَرَفْتُ: فقال: يا محمدُ. قلت: لَبَّيكَ- قال فيم يختصمُ الملأ الأعلى؟ قلت في الكفَّارات: قال: ما هن؟ قلتُ: مَشْىُ الأقدام إلى الحسنات، والجلوسُ في المساجدِ بعد الصلواتِ، وإسباغُ الوضوء حين الكَرِيهَاتِ- قال: فيمَ؟ قُلتُ: إطعامُ الطعام، ولينُ الكلام، والصلاةُ والناسُ نيامٌ. قال: سَلْ، قلت: اللهمَّ إنِّي أسأُلكَ فِعْلَ الخيراتِ، وَتَرْكَ المنكراتِ، وحُبَّ المساكين، وأن تْغفِر لي، وترحَمنى، وإذا أردت فتنةً في قومٍ فَتوَفَّنِى غَيَر مفْتُونٍ -وأسألك حبَّكَ، وحبَّ من يُحبِ عملٍ يقربنى إلى حُبِّكَ- إنَّها حقٌّ؛ فإدْرُسُوهَا ثمَّ تَعَلَّمُوهَا".  

" قَالَ كَرَ: لُه حَدِيثٌ واحدٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بِنِ عَائشِ الحَضرميِّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ: مَا رَأيْتُ أصْفَرَ وَجْهًا مِنْكَ الغَدَاة، فَقَالَ: مَالِى وَقَدْ رأَيتُ رَبَّي اللَّيلَةَ فِي أَحْسَنِ صُوَرةٍ فَقَالَ لِى: يا مُحمدُ: فِيمَ يَخْتَصِمُ الملأُ الأَعْلَى؟ قُلْتُ: لا أَعْلَمُ، فَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ بَيْنَ كتفَّى فَوَجدْتُ بَرْدَهَا بيْنَ ثَدْيَّ فَقُلتُ: ما فِي السَّموات والأَرْضِ ثُمَّ تَلا {وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُوقِنِينَ}، ثُمَّ قَالَ: فِيمَ يَخَتَصِمُ الملأُ الأَعْلَى يَا مُحمدُ؟ قُلْتُ: فِي الكَفَّارات يَا رَبِّ، قُلْتُ: وَمَا هُنَّ؟ قُلْتُ: المشْىُ عَلَى الأَقْدامِ إلى الجَمَاعَاتِ، والجلوسُ فِي المسَاجِدِ خَلْفَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَإِبْلاغُ الوْضُوءِ أمَاكنِهُ فِي المَكَارِه، مَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَعشْ بِخير وَيُمِتْهُ بَخير وَيَكُنْ من خَطِيئتِهِ كيومَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَمِنَ الدرجَاتِ إطعَامُ الطَّعامِ وبَذلُ السَّلامِ، وَأنْ تَقُومَ بِالليلِ والنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: قُلْ يَا مُحمدُ، واشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وسَلْ تعْطَه، قُلْتُ: إنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ الطَّيِّباتِ وَتَرْكَ المُنْكَرَاتِ، وَحُبَّ المسَاكِينِ، وَأَنْ تَغفِرَ لِى وَتَتُوبَ عَليَّ، وإنْ أرَدْتَ بَقُومٍ فِتْنَةً فَتَوفَنِى وأَنَا غَيْرُ مفتُونٍ، ثم قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : تَعلمُوهُنَّ فوالَّذى نَفْسِى بِيَدهِ إنِهُنَّ لحَقُّ".