Ibn ʿAbbas said to us, "Shall I tell you the story of Abu Dhar's conversion to Islam?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Abu Dhar said: I was a man from the tribe of Ghifar. We heard that a man had appeared in Mecca, claiming to be a Prophet. ! said to my brother, 'Go to that man and talk to him and bring me his news.' He set out, met him and returned. I asked him, 'What is the news with you?' He said, 'By Allah, I saw a man enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.' I said to him, 'You have not satisfied me with this little information.' So, I took a waterskin and a stick and proceeded towards Mecca. Neither did I know him (i.e. the Prophet ﷺ ), nor did I like to ask anyone about him. I Kept on drinking Zam zam water and staying in the Mosque. Then ʿAli passed by me and said, 'It seems you are a stranger?' I said, 'Yes.' He proceeded to his house and I accompanied him. Neither did he ask me anything, nor did I tell him anything. Next morning I went to the Mosque to ask about the Prophet but no-one told me anything about him. ʿAli passed by me again and asked, 'Hasn't the man recognized his dwelling place yet' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Come along with me.' He asked me, 'What is your business? What has brought you to this town?' I said to him, 'If you keep my secret, I will tell you.' He said, 'I will do,' I said to him, 'We have heard that a person has appeared here, claiming to be a Prophet. I sent my brother to speak to him and when he returned, he did not bring a satisfactory report; so I thought of meeting him personally.' ʿAli said (to Abu Dhar), 'You have reached your goal; I am going to him just now, so follow me, and wherever I enter, enter after me. If I should see someone who may cause you trouble, I will stand near a wall pretending to mend my shoes (as a warning), and you should go away then.' ʿAli proceeded and I accompanied him till he entered a place, and I entered with him to the Prophet ﷺ to whom I said, 'Present (the principles of) Islam to me.' When he did, I embraced Islam 'immediately. He said to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Keep your conversion as a secret and return to your town; and when you hear of our victory, return to us. ' I said, 'By H him Who has sent you with the Truth, I will announce my conversion to Islam publicly amongst them (i.e. the infidels),' Abu Dhar went to the Mosque, where some people from Quraish were present, and said, 'O folk of Quraish ! I testify that None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I (also) testify that Muhammad is Allah's Slave and His Apostle.' (Hearing that) the Quraishi men said, 'Get at this Sabi (i.e. Muslim) !' They got up and beat me nearly to death. Al ʿAbbas saw me and threw himself over me to protect me. He then faced them and said, 'Woe to you! You want to kill a man from the tribe of Ghifar, although your trade and your communications are through the territory of Ghifar?' They therefore left me. The next morning I returned (to the Mosque) and said the same as I have said on the previous day. They again said, 'Get at this Sabi!' I was treated in the same way as on the previous day, and again Al-Abbas found me and threw himself over me to protect me and told them the same as he had said the day before.' So, that was the conversion of Abu Dhar (may Allah be Merciful to him) to Islam."  

أَبُو ذَرٍّ كُنْتُ رَجُلاً مِنْ غِفَارٍ فَبَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَدْ خَرَجَ بِمَكَّةَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَقُلْتُ لأَخِي انْطَلِقْ إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ كَلِّمْهُ وَأْتِنِي بِخَبَرِهِ فَانْطَلَقَ فَلَقِيَهُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقُلْتُ مَا عِنْدَكَ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً يَأْمُرُ بِالْخَيْرِ وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لَمْ تَشْفِنِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ فَأَخَذْتُ جِرَابًا وَعَصًا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَجَعَلْتُ لاَ أَعْرِفُهُ وَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ وَأَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ وَأَكُونُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ غَرِيبٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقْ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ لاَ يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ شَىْءٍ وَلاَ أُخْبِرُهُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لأَسْأَلَ عَنْهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُخْبِرُنِي عَنْهُ بِشَىْءٍ قَالَ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَمَا نَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ يَعْرِفُ مَنْزِلَهُ بَعْدُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ انْطَلِقْ مَعِي قَالَ فَقَالَ مَا أَمْرُكَ وَمَا أَقْدَمَكَ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنْ كَتَمْتَ عَلَىَّ أَخْبَرْتُكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَفْعَلُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ هَا هُنَا رَجُلٌ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَأَرْسَلْتُ أَخِي لِيُكَلِّمَهُ فَرَجَعَ وَلَمْ يَشْفِنِي مِنَ الْخَبَرِ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمَا إِنَّكَ قَدْ رَشَدْتَ هَذَا وَجْهِي إِلَيْهِ فَاتَّبِعْنِي ادْخُلْ حَيْثُ أَدْخُلُ فَإِنِّي إِنْ رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَخَافُهُ عَلَيْكَ قُمْتُ إِلَى الْحَائِطِ كَأَنِّي أُصْلِحُ نَعْلِي وَامْضِ أَنْتَ فَمَضَى وَمَضَيْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ وَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اعْرِضْ عَلَىَّ الإِسْلاَمَ فَعَرَضَهُ فَأَسْلَمْتُ مَكَانِي فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ اكْتُمْ هَذَا الأَمْرَ وَارْجِعْ إِلَى بَلَدِكَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَكَ ظُهُورُنَا فَأَقْبِلْ فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لأَصْرُخَنَّ بِهَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ فَجَاءَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقُرَيْشٌ فِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ إِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَقَالُوا قُومُوا إِلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَقَامُوا فَضُرِبْتُ لأَمُوتَ فَأَدْرَكَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَىَّ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ وَيْلَكُمْ تَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلاً مِنْ غِفَارَ وَمَتْجَرُكُمْ وَمَمَرُّكُمْ عَلَى غِفَارَ فَأَقْلَعُوا عَنِّي فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَصْبَحْتُ الْغَدَ رَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتُ بِالأَمْسِ فَقَالُوا قُومُوا إِلَى هَذَا الصَّابِئِ فَصُنِعَ {بِي} مِثْلَ مَا صُنِعَ بِالأَمْسِ وَأَدْرَكَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَىَّ وَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ بِالأَمْسِ قَالَ فَكَانَ هَذَا أَوَّلَ إِسْلاَمِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِمَّا يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ لأَصْحَابِهِ هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ رُؤْيَا قَالَ فَيَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُصَّ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَإِنَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَهَدْهَدُ الْحَجَرُ هَا هُنَا فَيَتْبَعُ الْحَجَرَ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَلاَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِي أَحَدَ شِقَّىْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَبُو رَجَاءٍ فَيَشُقُّ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِالْجَانِبِ الأَوَّلِ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ فَأَحْسِبُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ لَغَطٌ وَأَصْوَاتٌ قَالَ فَاطَّلَعْنَا فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا هُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللَّهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَؤُلاَءِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ سَابِحٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا عَلَى شَطِّ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً كَثِيرَةً وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الَّذِي قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا فَيَنْطَلِقُ يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ فَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَانِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلاً مَرْآةً وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ نَارٌ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ مُعْتَمَّةٍ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْرِ الرَّبِيعِ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَىِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ لاَ أَكَادُ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولاً فِي السَّمَاءِ وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا مَا هَؤُلاَءِ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَوْضَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ رَوْضَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلاَ أَحْسَنَ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا قَالَ فَارْتَقَيْنَا فِيهَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنِ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنِ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا باب الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَ قَالاَ لَهُمُ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ قَالَ وَإِذَا نَهَرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا قَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ فَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي صُعُدًا فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَ قَالاَ هَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي فَأَدْخُلَهُ قَالاَ أَمَّا الآنَ فَلاَ وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ قَالَ قَالاَ لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفُضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشَرُ شِدْقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذْبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يَسْبَحُ فِي النَّهَرِ وَيُلْقَمُ الْحَجَرَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ النَّارِ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﷺ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْلاَدُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَوْلاَدُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ حَسَنًا وَشَطَرٌ مِنْهُمْ قَبِيحًا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلاً صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا تَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out in the year of al-Hudaibbiyyah with over ten hundreds of Companions and when he came to Dhu al Hulaifah. He garlanded and marked the sacrificial animals, and entered the sacred state of Umrah. He then went on with the tradition. The Prophet moved on and when he came to the mountain, pass by which one descends (to Mecca) to them, his riding-beast knelt down, and the people said twice: Go on, go on, al-Qaswa has become jaded. The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said: She has not become jaded and that is not a characteristic of hers, but He Who restrained the elephant has restrained her. He then said: By Him in Whose hand my soul is, they will not ask any me good thing by which they honor which God has made sacred without my giving them it. He then urged her and she leaped up and he turned aside from them, and stopped at the farthest side of al-Hudaibiyyah at a pool with little water. Meanwhile Budail bin Warqa al-Khuza’I came, and ‘Urwah bin Mas’ud joined him. He began to speak to the Prophet ﷺ. Whenever he spoke to the Prophet ﷺ, he caught his beard. Al Mughriah bin Shu’bah was standing beside the Prophet ﷺ.He had a sword with him, wearing a helmet. He (Al Mughriah) struck his (‘Urwah’s) hand with the lower end of his sheath, and said: Keep away your hand from his beard. ‘Urwah then raised his hand and asked: Who is this? They replied: Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah. He said: O treacherous one! Did I not use my offices in your treachery? In pre-Islamic days Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah accompanied some people and murdered them, and took their property. He then came (to the Prophet) and embraced Islam. The Prophet ﷺ said: As for Islam we accepted it, but as to the property, as it has been taken by treachery, we have no need of it. He went on with the tradition the Prophet ﷺ said: Write down: This is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has decided. He then narrated the tradition. Suhail then said: And that a man will not come to you from us, even if he follows your religion, without you sending him back to us. When he finished drawing up the document, the Prophet ﷺ said to his Companions: Get up and sacrifice and then shave. Thereafter some believing women who were immigrants came. (Allah sent down: O yea who believe, when believing women come to you as emigrants). Allah most high forbade them to send them back, but ordered them to restore the dower. He then returned to Medina. Abu Basir a man from the Quraish (who was a Muslim), came to him. And they sent (two men) to look for him; so he handed him over to the two men. They took him away, and when they reached Dhu Al Hulaifah and alighted to eat some dates which they had, Abu Basir said to one of the men : I swear by Allah so-and-so, that I think this sword of yours is a fine one; the other drew the sword and said : Yes I have tried it. Abu Basir said: Let me look at it. He let him have it and he struck him till he died, whereupon the other fled and came to Medina, and running entered the mosque. The Prophet ( may peace be upon him) said: This man has seen something frightful. He said: I swear by Allah that my Companion has been killed, and im as good as dead. Abu Basir then arrived and said: Allah has fulfilled your covenant. You returned me to them, but Allah saved me from them. The Prophet ﷺ said: Woe to his mother, stirrer up of war! Would that he had someone (i.e. some kinsfolk). When he heard that he knew that he would send him back to them, so he went out and came to the seashore. Abu Jandal escaped and joined Abu Basir till a band of them collected.  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فِي بِضْعَ عَشَرَةَ مِائَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ قَلَّدَ الْهَدْىَ وَأَشْعَرَهُ وَأَحْرَمَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ وَسَارَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بِالثَّنِيَّةِ الَّتِي يُهْبَطُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْهَا بَرَكَتْ بِهِ رَاحِلَتُهُ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ حَلْ حَلْ خَلأَتِ الْقَصْوَاءُ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا خَلأَتْ وَمَا ذَلِكَ لَهَا بِخُلُقٍ وَلَكِنْ حَبَسَهَا حَابِسُ الْفِيلِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْأَلُونِي الْيَوْمَ خُطَّةً يُعَظِّمُونَ بِهَا حُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أَعْطَيْتُهُمْ إِيَّاهَا ثُمَّ زَجَرَهَا فَوَثَبَتْ فَعَدَلَ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى نَزَلَ بِأَقْصَى الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ عَلَى ثَمَدٍ قَلِيلِ الْمَاءِ فَجَاءَهُ بُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ يَعْنِي عُرْوَةَ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَجَعَلَ يُكَلِّمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَكُلَّمَا كَلَّمَهُ أَخَذَ بِلِحْيَتِهِ وَالْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ السَّيْفُ وَعَلَيْهِ الْمِغْفَرُ فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ بِنَعْلِ السَّيْفِ وَقَالَ أَخِّرْ يَدَكَ عَنْ لِحْيَتِهِ فَرَفَعَ عُرْوَةُ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ أَىْ غُدَرُ أَوَلَسْتُ أَسْعَى فِي غَدْرَتِكَ وَكَانَ الْمُغِيرَةُ صَحِبَ قَوْمًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَتَلَهُمْ وَأَخَذَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا الإِسْلاَمُ فَقَدْ قَبِلْنَا وَأَمَّا الْمَالُ فَإِنَّهُ مَالُ غَدْرٍ لاَ حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اكْتُبْ هَذَا مَا قَاضَى عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَصَّ الْخَبَرَ فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ وَعَلَى أَنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِيكَ مِنَّا رَجُلٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَى دِينِكَ إِلاَّ رَدَدْتَهُ إِلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ قَضِيَّةِ الْكِتَابِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لأَصْحَابِهِ قُومُوا فَانْحَرُوا ثُمَّ احْلِقُوا ثُمَّ جَاءَ نِسْوَةٌ مُؤْمِنَاتٌ مُهَاجِرَاتٌ الآيَةَ فَنَهَاهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرُدُّوهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَرُدُّوا الصَّدَاقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَعْنِي فَأَرْسَلُوا فِي طَلَبِهِ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَخَرَجَا بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَا ذَا الْحُلَيْفَةِ نَزَلُوا يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ تَمْرٍ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ لأَحَدِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَى سَيْفَكَ هَذَا يَا فُلاَنُ جَيِّدًا فَاسْتَلَّهُ الآخَرُ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ قَدْ جَرَّبْتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَرِنِي أَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ فَأَمْكَنَهُ مِنْهُ فَضَرَبَهُ حَتَّى بَرَدَ وَفَرَّ الآخَرُ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَعْدُو فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ رَأَى هَذَا ذُعْرًا فَقَالَ قَدْ قُتِلَ وَاللَّهِ صَاحِبِي وَإِنِّي لَمَقْتُولٌ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَوْفَى اللَّهُ ذِمَّتَكَ فَقَدْ رَدَدْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ نَجَّانِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَيْلَ أُمِّهِ مِسْعَرَ حَرْبٍ لَوْ كَانَ لَهُ أَحَدٌ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ سَيَرُدُّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى أَتَى سِيفَ الْبَحْرِ وَيَنْفَلِتُ أَبُو جَنْدَلٍ فَلَحِقَ بِأَبِي بَصِيرٍ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَتْ مِنْهُمْ عِصَابَةٌ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7047)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِمَّا يَقُولُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟ قَالَ فَيَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَقُصَّ قَالَ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَإِنَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي عَلَيْهِ بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَا الْحَجَرُ هَاهُنَا فَيَتْبَعُ الْحَجَرَ يَأْخُذُهُ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَالْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِي أَحَدَ شِقَّيْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرَيْهِ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى قَفَاهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِالْجَانِبِ الْأَوَّلِ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ الْأَوَّلُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِهِ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ وَأَحْسَبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَإِذَا فِيهِ لَغَطٌ وَأَصْوَاتٌ قَالَ فَاطَّلَعْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا هُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَهِيبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي قَدْجَمَعَ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا حَجَرًا قَالَ فَيَنْطَلِقُ فَيَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ وَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مَرْآةً فَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدَ نَارٍ لَهُ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ مُعْشِبَةٍ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْرِ الرَّبِيعِ قَالَ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ طَوِيلٌ لَا أَكَادُ أَنْ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولًا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا وَمَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى دَوْحَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلَا أَحْسَنَ قَالَ فَقَالَا لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا فَارْتَقَيْنَا فِيهَا فَانْتَهَينَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنٍ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَ فَقَالَا لَهُمْ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ فَإِذَا نَهَرٌ صَغِيرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّمَا هُوَ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ قَالَ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ فَقَالَا لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَاذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي صُعُدًا فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَا لِي هَاذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي فَلَأَدْخُلُهُ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَّا الْآنَ فَلَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفُضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشَرُ شِدْقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَاهُإِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخِرَاهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الْآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي بِنَاءٍ مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْبَحُ فِي النَّهَرِ وَيُلْقَمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ النَّارِ يَحُشُّهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَانَ شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ حَسَنًا وَشَطْرٌ قَبِيحًا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ  

[Machine] When the Prophet ﷺ finished praying the Fajr prayer, he turned to us and asked, "Did anyone of you see a dream last night?" If someone had seen a dream, he would narrate it to the Prophet ﷺ who would interpret it as Allah willed. One day, he asked us the same question and we replied, "No." However, I said, "But I saw two men who came to me and took me by the hand, then they brought me to an open land or a level ground. As they passed by, I saw a man standing on his head with two iron hooks in his hands. They would put one of the hooks in his mouth and cut him from the part of his body to his rear. Then, they would take the hook to the other side and do the same. They continued to do this to him repetitively. I asked, 'What is this?' They replied, 'Proceed.' So, we proceeded until we came across a man lying on his back. Another man was standing beside him with a stone or a rock, which he would use to hit the man's head with force. When the stone hit his head, it would return to its original state. This continued to happen. I asked, 'What is this?' They replied, 'Proceed.' So, we proceeded until we saw a green garden with a huge tree. Near the tree, there was a very old man with young boys around him. There was also a man standing near a fire, blowing and kindling it. When the fire started to get intense, the people would move closer to the edge of the garden, almost about to leave. But when the fire died down, they would return to their original places. I asked, 'What is this?' They replied, 'Proceed.' So, we proceeded until we saw a river of blood, and there was a man in the river. On the bank of the river, there was another man with stones in front of him. When the man in the river came closer, the man on the bank would throw a stone at him and then return to his position. This continued to happen. I asked, 'What is this?' They replied, 'Proceed.' So, we proceeded until we came across a beautiful green garden with a magnificent tree. At the foot of the tree, there was an old man surrounded by children. Near him, there was a man standing with a fire, blowing and kindling it. Then, they took me to a house. It was the most beautiful house I had ever seen. In the house, there were old and young men, as well as women and children. They brought me out of the house, then went up the tree with me. They took me to another house, which was even more beautiful than the first one. In this house, there were elderly and young men. I said to them, 'You have been making me journey since last night, please tell me what I have seen.' They said, 'You still have one more task to complete. If you do it, you will enter your own house.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا؟ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ رَأَى تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا قَصَّهَا عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ فِيهَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ فَسَأَلَنَا يَوْمًا فَقَالَ هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا؟ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لَا قَالَ لَكِنْ أَنَا رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَتَيَانِي فَأَخَذَا بِيَدَيَّ فَأَخْرَجَانِي إِلَى أَرْضٍ فَضَاءٍ أَوْ أَرْضٍ مُسْتَوِيَةٍ فَمَرَّا بِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ بِيَدِهِ كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَيُدْخِلُهُ فِي شِدْقِهِ فَيَشُقُّهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُهُ فَيُدْخِلُهُ فِي شِدْقِهِ الْآخَرِ وَيَلْتَئِمُ هَذَا الشِّدْقُ فَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِهِ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ بِيَدِهِ فِهْرٌ أَوْ صَخْرَةٌ فَيَشْدَخُ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَى الْحَجَرُ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ لِيَأْخُذَهُ عَادَ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ فَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْفَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَإِذَا بَيْتٌ مَبْنِيٌّ عَلَى بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ أَعْلَاهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَأَسْفَلُهُ وَاسِعٌ يُوقَدُ تَحْتَهُ نَارٌ فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ فَإِذَا أُوقِدَتْ ارْتَفَعُوا حَتَّى يَكَادُوا أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا فَإِذَا خَمَدَتْ رَجَعُوا فِيهَا فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا نَهَرٌ مِنْ دَمٍ فِيهِ رَجُلٌ وَعَلَى شَطِّ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ فَيُقْبِلُ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي النَّهَرِ فَإِذَا دَنَا لِيَخْرُجَ رَمَى فِي فِيهِ حَجَرًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ فَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ بِهِ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَإِذَا رَوْضَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ وَإِذَا شَيْخٌ فِي أَصْلِهَا حَوْلَهُ صِبْيَانٌ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَارٌ فَهُوَ يَحْشُشُهَا وَيُوقِدُهَا فَصَعِدَا بِي فِي الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَدْخَلَانِي دَارًا لَمْ أَرَ دَارًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا فَإِذَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ وَفِيهَا نِسَاءٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ فَأَخْرَجَانِي مِنْهَا فَصَعِدَا بِي فِي الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَدْخَلَانِي دَارًا هِيَ أَحْسَنُ وَأَفْضَلُ فِيهَا شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا إِنَّكُمَا قَدْ طَوَّفْتُمَانِي مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ فَأَخْبِرَانِي عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ فَقَالَا نَعَمْ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَذَّابٌ يَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ فَتُحْمَلُ عَنْهُ فِي الْآفَاقِ فَهُوَ يُصْنَعُ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ اللهُ بِهِ مَا شَاءَوَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ مُسْتَلْقِيًا فَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَنَامَ عَنْهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ بِالنَّهَارِ فَهُوَ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي التَّنُّورِ فَهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي النَّهَرِ فَذَاكَ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَذَاكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَأَمَّا الصِّبْيَانُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فَأَوْلَادُ النَّاسِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ يُوقِدُ النَّارَ وَيَحْشُشُهَا فَذَاكَ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ النَّارِ وَتِلْكَ النَّارُ وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الَّتِي دَخَلْتَ أَوَّلًا فَدَارُ عَامَّةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الْأُخْرَى فَدَارُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ ثُمَّ قَالَا لِيَ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا كَهَيْئَةِ السَّحَابِ فَقَالَا لِي وَتِلْكَ دَارُكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا دَعَانِي أَدْخُلْ دَارِي فَقَالَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ بَقِيَ لَكَ عَمَلٌ لَمْ تَسْتَكْمِلْهُ فَلَوْ اسْتَكْمَلْتَهُ دَخَلْتَ دَارَكَ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7047)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيمَا يَقُولُ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْ رُؤْيَا»؟ فَيَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقُصَّ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ فَتُدَهْدِهَهُ الصَّخْرَةُ هَا هُنَا فَيَقُومُ إِلَى الْحَجَرِ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَ شِقَّيْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمِنْخَرَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِالْجَانِبِ الْأَوَّلِ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ الْجَانِبُ الْأَوَّلُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْل بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ أَحْسِبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ لَغَطٌ وَأَصْوَاتٌ فَاطَّلَعْنَا فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا بِنَهْرٍ لَهِيبٍ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللَّهَبُ تَضَوْضَوْا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا عِنْدَ شَطِّ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً كَثِيرَةً وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي جَمَعَ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مَرْآهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدَ نَارٍ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْرِ الرَّبِيعِ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ طَوِيلٌ لَا أَكَادُ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولًا فِي السَّمَاءِ وأَرَى حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا وَأَتَيْنَا دَوْحَةً عَظِيمَةً لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلَا أَحْسَنَ قَالَا لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا قَالَ فَارْتَقَيْنَا فِيهَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنِ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنِ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا * رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَ قَالَا لَهُمُ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ فَإِذَا نَهَرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السُّوءُ عَنْهُمْ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ قَالَا لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي صُعُدًا فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَ قَالَا لِي هَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي أَدْخُلْهُ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَّا الْآنَ فَلَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَرْفُضُهُ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشَرُ شِدْقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمِنْخَرُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذْبَةَ فَتَبْلُغُ الْآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي النَّهَرِ فَيَلْتَقِمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ الَّذِي عِنْدَ النَّارِ يَحُشُّهَا فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الطَّوِيلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ وُلِدَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ فقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ حَسَنٌ وَشَطْرٌ مِنْهُمْ قَبِيحٌ فَهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] I said, "O mother of the believers, or O mother, won't you tell me how the incident of the slander was?"

She said, "The Messenger of Allah married me when I was a young girl and I used to play with dolls in the house of Medina. I had no desire for men until I grew up and it was mentioned to me that I would be married to the Messenger of Allah. So, the Messenger of Allah married me when I was nine years old, and then I joined him in his migration to Medina while I was a young girl. There, I became sick and the people accommodated me while the Messenger of Allah would go out for his journey. When they returned, I was still where they had left me and I still remained covered with my veil on my camel's back. They came to a halt and I went out to fulfill my needs and when I returned, they had already departed. I could only see dust from a distance. Suddenly, they realized I was still there in the howdah. Due to my light weight, they lifted the howdah with me in it on top of the camel's back and then they proceeded. When they reached their destination, one of the men took the camel's reigns. I asked, "Who is this man?" They replied, "Safwan bin Al-Mu'attal Al-Sulami." I said, "O mother of the believers, is it really you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return." I said, "Turn your face away from me and place your foot on the camel's rein." He said, "I will do it. It's really a favor and honor for me." She continued, "Then I witnessed the people who arrived while they dismounted. My Prophet stopped and left me by the howdah. People were able to see me while I moved the veil. When I sat in the howdah, I hit my chest with my hand, forgetting that I had left my necklace behind. I hurried back to look for it but when I returned, they had already started moving and I could only see dust from a distance. They had placed the howdah on the camel's back without knowing I was still in there due to my light weight. Suddenly, a man took the camel's reins. I asked, "Who is this man?" It was Safwan bin Al-Mu'attal Al-Sulami. I said, "O mother of the believers, is it really you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return." I said, "Turn your face away from me and place your foot on the camel's rein." He said, "I will do it. It's really a favor and honor for me." She continued, "Then I realized that the people had left me and I could only see dust from a distance. My father was taking care of me. He took all the clothes in the house and threw them on me. Then he consulted the Messenger of Allah's companions and asked them, "What do you think?" Some of them said, "She's a woman capable of such things and she has the ability to do so." Some of them said, "You're the Messenger of Allah and revelation comes to you. Our affairs are subject to your command." Some others said, "Allah will surely expose her innocence by confirming it Himself. Don't be hasty." She continued, "My father gave  

قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَوْ يَا أُمَّتَاهُ أَلَا تُحَدِّثِينِي كَيْفَ كَانَ يَعْنِي أَمْرُ الْإِفْكِ؟ قَالَتْ تَزَوَّجَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَنَا أَخُوضُ الْمَطَرَ بِمَكَّةَ وَمَا عِنْدِي مَا يَرْغَبُ فِيهِ الرِّجَالُ وَأَنَا بِنْتُ سِتِّ سِنِينَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَنِي أَلْقَى الله عَلَيَّ الْحَيَاءَ ثُمَّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هَاجَرَ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَاحْتُمِلْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَقَدْ جَاءَنِي وَأَنَا بِنْتُ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ فَسَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ مَسِيرًا فَخَرَجَ بِي مَعَهُ وَكُنْتُ خَفِيفَةً فِي حَدَجَةٍ لِي عَلَيْهَا سُتُورٌ فَإِذَا ارْتَحَلُوا جَلَسْتُ عَلَيْهَا وَاحْتَمَلُوا وَأَنَا فِيهَا فَشَدُّوهَا عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْبَعِيرِ فَنَزَلُوا مَنْزِلًا وَخَرَجْتُ لِحَاجَتِي فَرَجَعْتُ وَقَدْ بَادَرُوا بِالرَّحِيلِ فَجَلَسْتُ فِي الْحَدَاجَةِ وَقَدْ رَأَوْنِي حِينَ حَرَّكْتُ السُّتُورَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسْتُ فِيهَا ضَرَبْتُ بِيَدِي عَلَى صَدْرِي فَإِذَا قَدْ نَسِيتُ قِلَادَةً كَانَتْ مَعِي فَخَرَجْتُ مُسْرِعَةً أَطْلُبُهَا فَرَجَعْتُ فَإِذَا الْقَوْمُ قَدْ سَارُوا فَإِذَا أَنَا لَا أَرَى إِلَّا الْغُبَارَ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ فَإِذَا هُمْ قَدْ وَضَعُوا الْحَدَاجَةَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْبَعِيرِ لَا يَرَوْنِي إِلَّا أَنِّي فِيهَا لِمَا رَأَوْا مِنْ خِفَّتِي فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِرَأْسِ بَعِيرِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَنِ الرَّجُلُ؟ قَالَ صَفْوَانُ بْنُ الْمُعَطَّلِ السُّلَمِيُّ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْتِ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ قُلْتُ أَدِرْ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ وَضَعْ رِجْلَكَ عَلَى ذِرَاعِ بَعِيرِكَ قَالَ أَفْعَلُ وَنُعْمَةُ عَيْنٍ وَكَرَامَةٌ قَالَتْ فَأَدْرَكْتُ النَّاسَ حِينَ نَزَلُوا فَذَهَبَ فَوَضَعَنِي عِنْدَ الْحَدَاجَةِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ النَّاسُ وَلَا أَشْعُرُ قَالَتْ وَأَنْكَرْتُ لُطْفَ أَبَوَيَّ وَأَنْكَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا قَدْ كَانَ قِيلَ حَتَّى دَخَلَتْ خَادِمَتِي أَوْ رَبِيبَتِي فَقَالَتْ كَذَا قَالَتْ وَقَالَ لِي رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مَا أَغْفَلَكِ؟ فَأَخَذَتْنِي حُمَّى نَافِضٌ فَأَخَذَتْ أُمِّي كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَأَلْقَتْهُ عَلَيَّ فَاسْتَشَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ أُنَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «مَا تَرَوْنَ؟» فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ مَا أَكْثَرَ النِّسَاءِ وَتَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْبَدَلِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَعَلَيْكَ يَنْزِلُ الْوَحْيُ وَأَمْرُنَا لِأَمْرِكَ تَبَعٌ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ وَاللهِ لَيُبَيِّنُنَّهُ اللهُ فَلَا تَعْجَلْ قَالَتْ وَقَدْ صَارَ وَجْهُ أَبِي كَأَنَّهُ صُبَّ عَلَيْهِ الزِّرْنِيخُ قَالَتْ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَرَأَى مَا بِي قَالَ «مَا لِهَذِهِ؟» قَالَتْ أُمِّي مِمَّا لِهَذِهِ مِمَّا قُلْتُمْ وَقِيلَ فَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا قَالَتْ فَزَادَنِي ذَلِكَ عَلَى مَا عِنْدِي قَالَتْ وَأَتَانِي فَقَالَ «اتَّقِي اللهَ يَا عَائِشَةُ وَإِنْ كُنْتِ قَارَفْتِ مِنْ هَذَا شَيْئًا فَتُوبِي إِلَى اللهِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ» قَالَتْ وَطَلَبْتُ اسْمَ يَعْقُوبَ فَلَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ غَيْرَ أَنِّي أَقُولُ كَمَا قَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ {فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ} {إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي} وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ قَالَتْ فَبَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ وَوَجْهُهُ كَأَنَّمَا ذِيبَ عَلَيْهِ الزِّرْنِيخُ حَتَّى نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ وَكَانَ إِذَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ لَمْ يَطْرِفْ فَعَرَفَ أَصْحَابُهُ أَنَّهُ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ وَجَعَلُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ وَهُوَ يَتَهَلَّلُ وَيُسْفِرُ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ الْوَحْيُ قَالَ «أَبْشِرْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عُذْرَ ابْنَتِكَ وَبَرَاءَتَهَا» فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَيْهَا فَبَشَّرَهَا قَالَتْ وَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ مَا نَزَلَ فِيَّ قَالَتْ وَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُسْرِعًا يَكَادُ أَنْ يَنْكَبَّ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ لَا بِحَمْدِ صَاحِبِكَ الَّذِي جِئْتَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِي فَأَخَذَ بِكَفِّي فَانْتَزَعْتُ يَدَيَّ مِنْهُ فَضَرَبَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ أَتَنْزِعِينَ كَفَّكِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ؟ أَوَبِرَسُولِ اللهِ تَفْعَلِينَ هَذَا؟ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَتْ فَهَذَا كَانَ أَمْرِي  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7047)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيمَا يَقُولُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟» قَالَ فَنَقُصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ نَقُصَّ قَالَ فَقَالَ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ اثْنَانِ أَوِ آتِيَانِ فَابْتَعَثَانِي وَقَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَإِنَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ فَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلَغُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَهُ الْحَجَرُ فَيَذْهَبُ هَهُنَا فَيَتْبَعُهُ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَلَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ مِثْلَ فِعْلِ الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِي إِحْدَى شِقَّيْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى بِنَاءٍ مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ قَالَ فَأَحْسِبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَسَمِعْنَا لَغَطًا وَأَصْوَاتًا قَالَ فَاطَّلَعْنَا فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهَرٍ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَحْمَرَ مِثْلِ الدَّمِ وَإِذَا فِي النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا عَلَى شَاطِئِ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي ذَلِكَ الَّذِي قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا فَيَذْهَبُ فَيَسْبَحُ مَا يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ فَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مِرْآةً وَإِذَا نَارٌ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا رَوْضَةً مُعْشِبَةً فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ الرَّبِيعِ وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ لَا أَكَادُ أَنْ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولًا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنِهُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا؟ وَمَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى دَوْحَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلَا أَحْسَنَ قَالَ قَالَا لِيَ ارْقَ فِيهَا فَارْتَقَيْنَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنٍ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَاهَا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا قَالَ فَقَالَا اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهْرِ وَإِذَا نَهْرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ بِالْبَيَاضِ قَالَ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ عَنْهُمُ السُّوءُ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَ قَالَا لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَا هُوَ ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ فَسَمَا بَصَرِي مُصْعِدًا قَالَ فَإِذَا قَصْرٌ مِثْلُ الرَّبَابَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ قَالَ قَالَا هُوَ ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا خَلِّيَانِي ذَرَانِي أَدْخُلْهُ قَالَا لِي أَمَّا الْآنَ فَلَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ قَالَا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَمِنْخَرَاهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الْآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَإِنَّهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْبَحُ فِي النَّهْرِ وَيُلْقَمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي عِنْدَهُ الْكَرِيهُ الْمَرْآةِ فَإِنَّهُ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﷺ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ قَالَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ قَالَ «وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا شَطْرًا مِنْهُمْ حَسَنًا وَشَطْرًا مِنْهُمْ قَبِيحًا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would often ask his companions in the morning, "Has anyone among you had a dream?" One day, he said, "I saw in a dream that two men came to me and said, 'Proceed, proceed.' So, I went with them until we came upon a man with white hair and beard, who looked sad and was tending to a fire. I asked, 'May Allah bless you, who is this elderly man and what is this fire?' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed.' So, I continued with them until we reached a man standing on his head with his mouth, chin, and eyes all connected and sealed with iron clamps. He was continuously smacking his lips with his head. He was not relieved of this punishment until the other side resumed its original state. I asked, 'May Allah bless you, who are these two men?' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed.' So, I went with them until we came across a man lying on his side and hitting his head with a rock. The rock would then roll away, but the man would not leave his spot until his head returned to its original state. He would then continue to do the same actions. I asked, 'May Allah bless you, who are these two men?' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed.' So, I went with them until we reached a spring where a man was swimming. Another man was standing on the edge of the spring with a rock in his hand, and whenever the swimmer would come near, the man would throw the rock into his mouth, causing him great pain. I asked, 'May Allah bless you, who are these two men?' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed.' So, I continued with them until we reached a land as white as silver, filled with the light of spring. There, I saw a man with white hair and beard, more beautiful than any other man I had ever seen. He had children with him, and he was feeding them from his hands. I asked, 'May Allah bless you, who is this elderly man, and who are these children?' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed.' So, I went with them until we reached a land as white as silver, with a flowing river. People were coming out of the river, half of their bodies as beautiful as anything I had ever seen, and the other half as ugly as anything I had ever seen. They entered the river as if they were being forced to do so, and they came out of the river as if they had been completely polished. I asked, 'May Allah bless you, who are these people?' They said to me, 'Proceed, proceed.' So, I continued with them until we reached the Lote Tree of the Ut  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلَّمَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟» قَالَ وَإِنَّهُ أَصْبَحَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ اثْنَيْنِ أَتَيَانِي فَقَالَا انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا بِي عَلَى شَيْخٍ أَبْيَضَ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ كَئِيبٍ حَزِينٍ عِنْدَهُ نَارٌ وَهُوَ يَحُشُّهَا وَيُصْلِحُ مِنْهَا فَقُلْتُ بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا مَنْ هَذَا الشَّيْخُ؟ وَمَا هَذِهِ النَّارُ؟ فَقَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا بِي إِلَى رَجُلٍ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسَهِ وَإِذَا بِيَدِهِ كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَهُوَ يُشَرْشِرُ فَمَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخَرَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ بِهَذِهِ النَّاحِيَةِ الْأُخْرَى فَمَا يَفْرُغُ مِنْهَا حَتَّى تَعُودَ تِلْكَ النَّاحِيَةُ كَأَصَحِّ مَا كَانَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمْ مَا هَذَانِ الرَّجُلَانِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى أَتَيَا بِي إِلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسَهِ بِيَدِهِ صَخْرَةٌ وَهُوَ يَثْلَغُ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ فَيُدَهْدَهُ الْحَجَرُ مَكَانًا أَتَاكَ أَتَاكَ فَيَذْهَبُ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ رَأْسُهُ كَأَصَحِّ مَا كَانَ فَيَفْعَلُ نَحْوَ مَا فَعَلَ فَقُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا بِي إِلَى شِبْهِ الْبِرْكَةِ وَإِذَا فِيهَا رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى شَفَةِ الْبِرْكَةِ بِيَدِهِ صَخْرَةٌ فَيَجِيءُ السَّابِحُ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمُهُ ذَلِكَ الْحَجَرَ فَقُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا بِي إِلَى شِبْهِ التَّنُّورِ وَإِذَا فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ فَيَأْتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ فَيُضَوْضِوُوا فَقُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَقَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا بِي إِلَى أَرْضٍ بَيْضَاءَ كَأَنَّهَا الْفِضَّةُ وَإِذَا فِيهَا كُلُّ نَوْرِ رَبِيعٍ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ أَبْيَضُ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ كَأَجْمَلِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ وِلْدَانٌ فَهُوَ مُحَوِّشُهُمْ وَيُصْلِحُ مِنْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا مَنْ هَذَا الشَّيْخُ؟ وَمَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْوِلْدَانِ؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا بِي إِلَى أَرْضٍ بَيْضَاءَ كَأَنَّهَا الْفِضَّةُ وَإِذَا فِيهَا نَهَرٌ يَجْرِي وَيَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ نِصْفُ أَجْسَادِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَنِصْفُ أَجْسَادِهِمْ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ فَيَدْخُلُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهَرِ كَأَنَّمَا أُمِرُوا بِهِ فَيَخْرُجُونَ مِنْهُ كَأَنَّمَا دُهِنُوا بِالدِّهَانِ فَقُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا بِي إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَهِيَ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكُ قُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا دَعَانِي فَأَدْخُلْهُ قَالَا لَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قُلْتُ يَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا قَالَا نُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ أَبْيَضَ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ فَذَاكَ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ يُشَرْشِرُ فَمُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمَنْخَرُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ فَذَاكَ رَجُلٌ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ يَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ فَيَشِيعُ فِي الْآفَاقِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ فَيُتْرَكُ كَأَنَّهُ خُبْزَةٌ فَذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ النَّمَّامُ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي الْبِرْكَةِ يُلْقَمُ حَجَرًا فَذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَأْكُلُ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي شِبْهِ التَّنُّورِ فَأُولَئِكَ الزَّوَانِي وَالزُّنَاةُ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ الْأَبْيَضَ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ فَذَاكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ خَلِيلُ اللهِ وَالْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ رَأَيْتَ فَذَاكَ وِلْدَانُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ رَأَيْتَ نِصْفَ أَجْسَادِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَنِصْفَ أَجْسَادِهِمْ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ فَأُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ عَمِلُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَيَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَهُمْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say in the morning, "Is there anyone among you who has seen a dream?" So, whoever would see a dream would narrate it to him. Then, if it was a day (i.e., not a dream during the night), he would narrate it to them (i.e., the people) and they would keep quiet. Then he would say, "But I had seen (a dream during the night) myself, and I saw two men coming to me, holding my hand and taking me forward. They took me to the Holy Land where we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock and smashing it on his head. The rock would fall, roll away and he would go after it and bring it back. I said to them, 'What is this?' They replied, 'Move on!' Then we went on until we came to a man facing severe hardships (metaphorically), who was pulling his chest and abdomen with an iron hook. When he reached the end of the hook, he would go back to it and start all over again. I asked them, 'What is this?' They replied, 'Move on, move on!' So we went on until we came to a river of blood, where a person was standing on its bank with another person kindling a fire below him. Whenever the former intended to get up, the latter would hurl him into the fire. I said to them, 'What is this?' They replied, 'Move on, move on!' So we went on until we came to a garden of beautifully green lush trees, having the best kind of look. I saw a palace in the middle of the garden and its gate was made of pearls and jewels. I asked them, 'Whose is this palace?' They replied, 'It is for you, and this is the dwelling of the Prophets, the righteous, and the martyrs.' Then they said, 'This room is yours.' I asked, 'Who are you?' They replied, 'We are Gabriel and Michael.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ «هَلْ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا؟» فَيُعَبِّرُهَا لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا أَصْبَحَ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ «هَلْ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ رَأَى رُؤْيَا؟» فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ وَلَكِنِّي أَنَا رَأَيْتُ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَتَانِي رَجُلَانِ فَقَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ فِي يَدَهِ صَخْرَةٌ يَضْرِبُ بِهَا رَأْسَ رَجُلٍ فَيَنْثُرُ دِمَاغَهُ فَتَعُودُ الصَّخْرَةُ فِي يَدِهِ وَيَعُودُ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ فِي يَدِهِ كُلَّابٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ يَشُقُّ بِهِ شِدْقَ رَجُلٍ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ أَقْصَاهُ أَخَذَ فِي الْآخَرِ عَادَ هَذَا كَمَا كَانَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَمَرَّ بِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ فِي نَهَرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ وَقَدْ أَلْجَمَهُ وَعَلَى شَطِّ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ يُوقِدُ نَارًا فِيهَا حِجَارَةٌ كُلَّمَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ أَخَذَ حَجَرًا مِنْهَا فَأَلْقَاهُ فِي فِيهِ فَرَجَعَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَمَرَّا بِي عَلَى بَيْتٍ أَسْفَلُهُ أَضْيَقُ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ فِيهِ نَاسٌ عُرَاةٌ يُوقَدُ النَّارُ تَحْتَهُمْ كُلَّمَا أُوقِدَتْ ضَجُّوا فَإِذَا أُطْفِئَتْ سَكَنُوا قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَمَرَّا بِي عَلَى شَجَرَةٍ تَحْتَهَا رَجُلٌ يُوقِدُ نَارًا وَيُصْلِحُهَا فَإِذَا تَفَرَّقَتْ جَمَعَهَا قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ حَتَّى أَتَيَا بِي وَسْطَ شَجَرَةٍ فَإِذَا مَنَازِلُ حِسَانٌ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِيَ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقَا بِي حَتَّى أَتَيَا بِي أَعْلَى الشَّجَرَةِ فَإِذَا مَنَازِلُ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهَا وَإِذَا غُرَفٌ ثَلَاثَةٌ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا عَلَى رِسْلِكَ أَمَّا الَّذِي فِي يَدِهِ صَخْرَةٌ يَضْرِبُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الرَّجُلِ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَنَامُونَ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَذَا الَّذِي أُوتِيَ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يُوقَظُ لَهُ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي يَدِهِ كُلَّابٌ يَشُقُّ بِهِ شِدْقَ رَجُلٍ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَسْعَوْنَ بِالنَّمِيمَةِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي نَهَرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ فَأُولَئِكَ أَكَلَةُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ رَأَيْتَ أَسْفَلُهُ أَضْيَقُ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ فِيهِ نَاسٌ عُرَاةٌ فَأُولَئِكَ زُنَاةُ الْأُمَّةِ وَكَذَلِكَ يَكُونُونَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ يُوقِدُ النَّارَ وَيُصْلِحُهَا فَمَالِكٌ خَازِنُ النَّارِ وَأَمَّا الْمَنَازِلُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ وَسْطَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَتِلْكَ مَنَازِلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَامَّةً وَهَذِهِ مَنَازِلُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَهَذِهِ الْغُرْفَةُ لَكَ وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once came to us, and whenever he prayed, he would face us with his face and say, "Did anyone of you see a dream last night?" If any of us saw a dream, he would narrate it to him, and he would interpret it as Allah willed. One day, he asked us, "Has anyone of you seen a dream?" We replied, "No." He (the Prophet) said, "I saw two men who came to me, took me by the hand, and brought me to a place that was flat and spacious. I passed by a man who was lying on his back with another man standing over his head, holding a stone mace. He would smash the head of the lying man with that mace, splitting it open to the bottom until it reached his chin, and then do the same to the other side of his head. The two sides of his head would come back to their normal position, and the man would do the same as before. I said, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. Then we came across a man who was lying flat on his face with another man standing over his head, holding a rock or a piece of hard clay which he would strike with, causing it to split open his head from the front to the back, and then do the same to the back of his head. Both sides of his head would come back to their normal position, and the man would repeat the same as before. I asked, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. Then we reached a river of blood in which there was a man standing, waist deep. In front of him, there was another man with stones in front of his chest, and whenever the man in the river tried to come out, the other man would throw stones at him and force him back into the river. I asked, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. We then came to a lush green garden with a huge tree at its root. Near the tree, there were old men, young men, children, and women. In front of the tree, there was a man with fire in his hand, kindling and extinguishing it. I asked them, 'What is this?' They told me to keep moving ahead. We finally arrived at a beautiful red garden with a magnificent tree, around which there were old men and young men. I said to them, 'You have been wandering with me since last night and have pitied me. Now please tell me what all of this means.' They said, 'Yes. As for the lying man, he is a liar who tells lies so often that his lies reach the horizons. His lies are conveyed to the people. As for the man whose head is being crushed, he is the one whom Allah has taught the Quran and he recites it during the night and day, and yet he does not act upon it. As for the man whose head is being split open from the front to the back, he is a person who has evil relations with his relatives (or people of his tribe) and breaks their ties. As for the man standing in the river of blood, he is the one who consumes usury. As for the old men, young men, children, and women who were at the root of the tree, they are the inhabitants of paradise. As for the man kindling and extinguishing the fire, he is the angel Israfil. I said, 'Please tell me where my dwelling is.' They replied, 'Ascend.' So I ascended, and as I ascended, the clouds stood in rows. The angels said to me, 'This is your place.' I said, 'Let me enter my dwelling.' They replied, 'You still have something left undone in the world for which you have to return, and if you complete it, then you will enter your dwelling.'  

أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا وَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا؟» فَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا رَأَى رُؤْيَا يَقُصُّهَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فِيهَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ فَسَأَلَنَا يَوْمًا «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟» قُلْنَا لَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلَيْنِ أَتَيَانِي فَأَخَذَا بِيَدِي فَأَخْرَجَانِي إِلَى أَرْضٍ مُسْتَوِيَةٍ أَوْ فَضَاءٍ فَمَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ بِيَدِهِ كَلُّوبٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ يُدْخِلُهُ فِي شِدْقِهِ هَذَا فَيَشُقُّهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ بِشِدْقِهِ الْآخَرِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَيَلْتَئِمُ شِدْقُهُ هَذَا فَيَعُودُ فَيَصْنَعُ بِهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسَهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِهْرٍ يَشْدَخُ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَهُ الْحَجَرُ فَيَنْطَلِقُ إِلَيْهِ لِيَأْخُذَهُ فَلَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَى هَذَا حَتَّى يَلْتَئِمَ رَأْسُهُ وَعَادَ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا هُوَ فَعَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَهُ فَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ بِهِ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى بَيْتٍ قَدْ بُنِيَ بِنَاءَ التَّنُّورِ أَعْلَاهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَأَسْفَلَهُ وَاسِعٌ تُوقَدُ تَحْتَهُ نَارٌ وَفِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ فَإِذَا أُوقِدَ تَحْتَهُ ارْتَفَعُوا حَتَّى يَكَادُونَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهُ وَإِذَا أُخْمِدَتْ رَجَعُوا فِيهَا فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهْرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ فِيهِ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى وَسْطِ النَّهَرِ وَرَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ فَأَقْبَلَ يَرْمِي الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي فِي النَّهْرِ كُلَّمَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ رَمَاهُ الرَّجُلُ بِحَجَرٍ فِي فِيهِ فَرَدَّهُ حَيْثُ كَانَ قُلْتُ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَوْضَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فِي أَصْلِهَا شَيْخٌ حَوْلَهُ صِبْيَانٌ وَنِسَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ عِنْدَ الشَّجَرَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَارٌ يُوقِدُهَا وَيَحُشُّهَا فَسَأَلْتُهُمَا فَقَالَا انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الشَّجَرَةَ فَأَدْخَلَانِي دَارًا فَلَمْ أَرَ دَارًا قَطُّ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ وَنِسَاءٌ ثُمَّ صَعِدَا الشَّجَرَةَ وَأَدْخَلَانِي دَارًا أُخْرَى هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْأُولَى وَأَفْضَلُ مِنْهَا فِيهَا شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا إِنَّكُمَا قَدْ طَوَّفْتُمَانِي مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَفَقْتُمَا عَلَيَّ فَأَخْبِرَانِي عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ قَالَا نَعَمْ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَذَّابٌ كَانَ يَكْذِبُ الْكَذِبَةَ فَتُحْمَلُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ الْآفَاقَ فَيُصْنَعُ مَا رَأَيْتَ بِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُشْدَخُ رَأْسُهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَنَامَ عَنْهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ بِالنَّهَارِ فَهُوَ يُعْمَلُ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَهُمْ زُنَاةُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي النَّهْرِ الدَّمِ فَهُوَ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتَ فِي أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَذَاكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَمَّا الصِّبْيَانُ الَّذِينَ رَأَيْتَ فَأَوْلَادُ النَّاسِ وَأَمَّا النَّارُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُوقِدُهَا فَتِلْكَ النَّارُ وَذَلِكَ خَازِنُ النَّارِ وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الْأُولَى الَّتِي دَخَلْتَ دَارُ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَمَّا هَذِهِ فَدَارُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا أَخْبِرَانِي أَيْنَ مَنْزِلِي؟ قَالَا ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فَإِذَا فَوْقِي مِثْلَ السَّحَابَةِ فَقَالَا ذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ فَقُلْتُ دَعَانِي أَدْخُلْ مَنْزِلِي فَقَالَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ بَقِيَ لَكَ عَمَلٌ لَمْ تَسْتَكْمِلْهُ بَعْدُ فَلَوْ قَدِ اسْتَكْمَلْتَ دَخَلْتَ مَنْزِلَكَ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ very often used to ask his companions, "Did anyone of you see a dream?" So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet ﷺ said, "Last night two persons came to me (in a dream) and woke me up and said to me, 'Proceed!' I set out with them and we came across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head, holding a big rock. Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man's head, injuring it. The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he reached the man, his head returned to the normal state. The thrower then did the same as he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying flat on his back and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold, he would put the hook in one side of the man's mouth and tear off that side of his face to the back (of the neck) and similarly tear his nose from front to back and his eye from front to back. Then he turned to the other side of the man's face and did just as he had done with the other side. He hardly completed this side when the other side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had done before. I said to my two companions, 'Subhan Allah! Who are these two persons?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came across something like a Tannur (a kind of baking oven, a pit usually clay-lined for baking bread)." I think the Prophet ﷺ said, "In that oven there was much noise and voices." The Prophet ﷺ added, "We looked into it and found naked men and women, and behold, a flame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and when it reached them, they cried loudly. I asked them, 'Who are these?' They said to me, 'Proceed!' And so we proceeded and came across a river." I think he said, ".... red like blood." The Prophet ﷺ added, "And behold, in the river there was a man swimming, and on the bank there was a man who had collected many stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former opened his mouth and the latter (on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon he went swimming again. He returned and every time the performance was repeated. I asked my two companions, 'Who are these (two) persons?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded till we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance, you ever saw a man having! Beside him there was a fire and he was kindling it and running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is this (man)?' They said to me, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense vegetation, having all sorts of spring colors. In the midst of the garden there was a very tall man and I could hardly see his head because of his great height, and around him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen. I said to my companions, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'Proceed! Proceed!' So we proceeded till we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than I have ever seen! My two companions said to me, 'Go up' and I went up. The Prophet ﷺ added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks and we went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we entered the city and found in it, men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the handsomest person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest person you have ever seen. My two companions ordered those men to throw themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river flowing across (the city), and its water was like milk in whiteness. Those men went and threw themselves in it and then returned to us after the ugliness (of their bodies) had disappeared and they became in the best shape." The Prophet ﷺ further added, "My two companions (angels) said to me, 'This place is the Eden Paradise, and that is your place.' I raised up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions said to me, 'That (palace) is your place.' I said to them, 'May Allah bless you both! Let me enter it.' They replied, 'As for now, you will not enter it, but you shall enter it (one day). I said to them, 'I have seen many wonders tonight. What does all that mean which I have seen?' They replied, 'We will inform you: As for the first man you came upon whose head was being injured with the rock, he is the symbol of the one who studies the Qur'an and then neither recites it nor acts on its orders, and sleeps, neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon whose sides of mouth, nostrils and eyes were torn off from front to back, he is the symbol of the man who goes out of his house in the morning and tells so many lies that it spreads all over the world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling an oven, they are the adulterers and the adulteresses. And the man whom you saw swimming in the river and given a stone to swallow, is the eater of usury (Riba). And the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire kindling it and going round it, is Malik, the gatekeeper of Hell. And the tall man whom you saw in the garden, is Abraham and the children around him are those children who die with Al-Fitra (the Islamic Faith). The narrator added: Some Muslims asked the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What about the children of pagans?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And also the children of pagans." The Prophet ﷺ added, "My two companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those persons who had mixed an act that was good with another that was bad, but Allah forgave them.'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 7047)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِمَّا يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «هَلْ رَأَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟» قَالَ فَيُقَصُّ عَلَيْهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يُقَصَّ قَالَ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لَنَا ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ وَإِنَّهُمَا ابْتَعَثَانِي وَإِنَّهُمَا قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقْ وَإِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا وَإِنَّا أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِي بِالصَّخْرَةِ لِرَأْسِهِ فَيَثْلُغَ رَأْسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدُهُ الْحَجَرُ هَاهُنَا فَيَتْبَعُ الْحَجَرَ فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ رَأْسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ بِالْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى قُلْتُ لَهُمَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ يَأْتِي أَحَدَ شِقَّيْ وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشِرُ شِدْقَهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الْآخَرِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الْأُولَى قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى مِثْلِ بِنَاءِ التَّنُّورِ فَاطَّلَعْنَا فِيهِ فَإِذَا رِجَالٌ وَنِسَاءٌ عُرَاةٌ وَإِذَا هُمْ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللهَبُ ضَوْضَوْا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهْرٍ فَإِذَا فِي النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ سَابِحٌ وَإِذَا عَلَى شَطِّ النَّهَرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً كَثِيرَةً فإذا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ مَا سَبَحَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الَّذِي قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَفْغَرُ لَهُ فَاهُ فَيُلْقِمَهُ حَجَرًا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ كَأَكْرَهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا وَإِذَا هُوَ عِنْدَ نَارٍ لَهُ يَحُشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا قُلْتُ لَهُمَا مَا هَذَانِ؟ قَالَا لِي انْطَلِقِ انْطَلِقْ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَوْضَةٍ فَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيِ الرَّوْضَةِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ لَا أَكَادُ أَرَى رَأْسَهُ طُولًا فِي السَّمَاءِ [121] وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثَرِ وِلْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى دَوْحَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلَا أَحْسَنَ قَالَا لِي ارْقَ فِيهَا فَارْتَقَيْنَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ مَبْنِيَّةٍ بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ وَلَبِنٍ فِضَّةٍ فَأَتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فاستفتحنا فَفُتِحَ لَنَا فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَحِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ قَالَا لَهُمْ اذْهَبُوا فَقَعُوا فِي ذَلِكَ النَّهْرِ وَإِذَا نَهْرٌ مُعْتَرِضٌ يَجْرِي كَأَنَّ مَاءَهُ الْمَحْضُ فِي الْبَيَاضِ فَذَهَبُوا فَوَقَعُوا فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا إِلَيْنَا قَدْ ذَهَبَ ذَلِكَ السَّوْءُ عَنْهُمْ وَصَارُوا فِي أَحْسَنِ صُورَةٍ قَالَا لِي هَذِهِ جَنَّةُ عَدْنٍ وَهَذَاكَ مَنْزِلُكَ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكُمَا ذَرَانِي فَأَدْخُلُهُ قَالَا لِي أَمَّا الْآنَ فَلَا وَأَنْتَ دَاخِلُهُ قُلْتُ لَهُمَا فَإِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ عَجَبًا فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَا لِي أَمَا إِنَّا سَنُخْبِرُكَ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي أَتَيْتَ عَلَيْهِ يُثْلَغُ رَأْسُهُ بِالْحَجَرِ فَهُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَنَامُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يُشَرْشَرُ شِدْقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَعَيْنُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ وَمِنْخَرُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلُ يَغْدُو مِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَيَكْذِبُ الْكَذْبَةَ تَبْلُغُ الْآفَاقَ وَأَمَّا الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ الْعُرَاةُ الَّذِينَ فِي مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ فَهُمُ الزُّنَاةُ وَالزَّوَانِي وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي النَّهْرِ يَسْبَحُ وَيُلْقَمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَاهُ فَهُوَ آكِلُ الرِّبَا وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي عِنْدَ الْبَابِ الْكَرِيهِ الْمَرْآةِ فَهُوَ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ الطَّوِيلُ فَإِنَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ وَأَمَّا الْوِلْدَانُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ فَكُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ؟ قَالَ «وَأَوْلَادُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَمَّا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَانَ شَطْرٌ مِنْهُمُ قَبِيحًا فَإِنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ»  

Moses had been delivering sermons to his people. And he made this remark: No person upon the earth has better knowledge than I or nothing better than mine. Thereupon Allah revealed to him: I know one who is better than you (in knowledge) or there is a person on the earth having more knowledge than you. Thereupon he said: My Lord, direct me to him. It was said to him: Keep a salted fish as a provision for journey. The place where that fish would be lost (there you will find that man). So he set forth and a young slave along with him until they came to a place Sakhra. but he did not find any clue. So he proceeded on and left that young man there. The fish began to stir in water and the water assumed the form of an ark over the fish. The young man said: I should meet Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) and inform him, but he was made to forget and when they had gone beyond that place, he (Moses) said to the young man: Bring breakfast. We have been exhausted because of the journey, and he (Moses) was not exhausted until he had crossed that (particular) place (where he had) to meet Khadir, and the youth was reminded and said: Did you not see that as we reached Sakhra I forgot the fish and it is satan alone who has made me forgetful of it'? It is strange that he has been able to find way in the ocean too. He said: This is what we sought for us. They returned retracing their steps, and he (his companion) pointed to him the location (where) the fish (had been lost). Moses began to search him there. He suddenly saw Khadir wrapped in a cloth and lying on his back. He said to him: As-Salamu-'Alaikum. He removed the cloth from his face and said: Wa 'Alaikum-us-Salam! Who are you? He said: I am Moses. He said: Who Moses? He said: Moses Of Bani Isra'il. He said: What brought you here? He said: I have come so that you may teach me what you have been taught of righteousness. He said: You shall have to bear with me, and how can you have patience about a thing of which you have no comprehensive knowledge? You will not have patience when you see me doing a thing I have been ordered to do. He said: If Allah pleases, you will find me patient, nor shall I disobey you in aught. Khadir said: If you follow me, don't ask me about anything until I explain it to you. So they went on until they embarked upon a boat. He (Khadir) made a hole in that. Thereupon he (Moses) said: You have done this so that you may drown the persons sitting in the boat. You have done something grievous. Thereupon he said: Did I not tell you that you will not be able to bear with me? Thereupon he (Moses) said: Blame me not for what I forgot and be not hard upon me for what I did. (Khadir gave him another chance.) So they went on until they reached a place where boys were playing. He went to one of them and caught hold'of one (apparently) at random and killed him. Moses (peace be upon him) felt agitated and said: You have killed an innocent person not guilty of slaying another. You have done something aboininable. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah have mercy upon us and Moses. Had he shown patience he would have seen wonderful things, but fear of blame, with respect to his companion, seized him and he said: If I ask anything after this, keep not company with me. You will then have a valid excuse in my case, and had he (Moses) shown patience he would have seen many wonderful things. He (the narrator) said: Whenever he (the Holy Prophet) made mention of any Prophet, he always said: May there be mercy of Allah upon us and upon my brother so and so. They, however, proceeded on until they came to the inhabitants of a village who were very miserly. They went to the meeting places and asked for hospitality but they refused to show any hospitality to them. They both found in that village a wall which was about to fall. He (Khadir) set it right. Thereupon he (Moses) said: If you so liked. you could get wages for it. Thereupon he said: This is the partince, of ways between me and you, and, taking hold of his cloth, he said: Now I will explain to you the real significance (of all these acts) for which you could not show patience. As for the boat, it belonged to the poor people working on the river and I intended to damage it for there was ahead of them (a king) who seized boats by force. (When he came) to catch hold of it he found it a damaged boat, so he spared it (and later on) it was set right with wood. So far as the boy is concerned, he has been, by very nature, an unbeliever, whereas his parents loved him very much. Had he grown up he would have involved them in wrongdoing and unbelief, so we wished that their Lord should give them in its place one better in purity and close to mercy. And as for the wall it belonged to two orphan boys in the city and there was beneath it a (treasure) belongin to them,... up to the last verse. (Using translation from Muslim 2380c)  

أَنَّ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ الْعِلْمَ لَيْسَ بِمُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ أَسَمِعْتَهُ يَا سَعِيدُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَذَبَ نَوْفٌ حَدَّثَنَا أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ بَيْنَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي قَوْمِهِ يُذَكِّرُهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللهِ وَأَيَّامُ اللهِ نَعْمَاؤُهُ وَبَلَاؤُهُ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَجُلًا خَيْرًا مِنِّي وَأَعْلَمَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنْ هُوَ أَوْ عِنْدَ مَنْ هُوَ؟ إِنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَجُلًا هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ فَدُلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَزَوَّدْ حُوتًا مَالِحًا فَإِنَّهُ حَيْثُ تَفْقِدُ الْحُوتَ قَالَ «فَانْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَفَتَاهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَعُمِّيَ فَانْطَلَقَ وَتَرَكَ فَتَاهُ فَاضْطَرَبَ الْحُوتُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَجَعَلَ لَا يَلْتَمِمُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا صَارَ مِثْلَ الْكُوَّةِ» قَالَ فَقَالَ فَتَاهُ أَلَا أَلْحَقُ بِنَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُخْبِرُهُ؟ قَالَ فَنَسِيَ فَلَمَّا تَجَاوَزَا قَالَ لِفَتَاهُ {آتِنَا غَدَاءَنَا لَقَدْ لَقِينَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا هَذَا نَصَبًا} [الكهف 62] قَالَ «وَلَمْ يُصِبْهُمْ نَصَبٌ حَتَّى تَجَاوَزَا» قَالَ فَتَذَكِّرَ فَقَالَ {أَرَأَيْتَ إِذْ أَوَيْنَا إِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَإِنِّي نَسِيتُ الْحُوتَ وَمَا أَنْسَانِيهُ إِلَّا الشَّيْطَانُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ وَاتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَجَبًا قَالَ ذَلِكَ مَا كُنَّا نَبْغِ فَارْتَدَّا عَلَى آثَارِهِمَا قَصَصًا} [الكهف 64] فَأُرَاهُ مَكَانَ الْحُوتِ فَقَالَ هَاهُنَا وُصِفَ لِي قَالَ فَذَهَبَ يَلْتَمِسُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِالْخَضِرِ مُسَجًّى ثَوْبًا مُسْتَلْقِيًا عَلَى الْقَفَا فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكَشَفَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا مُوسَى قَالَ وَمَنْ مُوسَى؟ قَالَ مُوسَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالَ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ جِئْتُ لِتُعَلِّمَنِي {مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَى مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ خُبْرًا} [الكهف 66] شَيْءٌ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَهُ إِذَا رَأَيْتَنِي لَمْ تَصْبِرْ {قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ صَابِرًا وَلَا أَعْصِي لَكَ أَمْرًا [162] قَالَ فَإِنِ اتَّبَعْتَنِي فَلَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ لَكَ مِنْهُ ذِكْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا} [الكهف 69] قَالَ انْتَحَى عَلَيْهَا قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ {أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا إِمْرًا قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ مَعِيَ صَبْرًا قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِي مِنْ أَمْرِي عُسْرًا فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا لَقِيَا} [الكهف 71] غِلْمَانًا يَلْعَبُونَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمْ بَادِيَ الرَّأْيِ فَقَتَلَهُ قَالَ فَذُعِرَ عِنْدَهَا مُوسَى ذَعْرَةً مُنْكَرَةً {قَالَ أَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا زَكِيَّةً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْئًا نُكْرًا} [الكهف 74] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «عِنْدَ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى مُوسَى لَوْلَا عَجَّلَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخَذَتْهُ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ذَمَامَةٌ» قَالَ {قَالَ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِنْ لَدُنِّي عُذْرًا} [الكهف 76] وَلَوْ صَبَرَ لَرَأَى الْعَجَبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بَدَأَ بِنَفْسِهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى أَخِي هَذَا رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ {فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَيَا أَهْلَ قَرْيَةٍ} [الكهف 77] لِئَامًا فَطَافَا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَ {اسْتَطْعَمَا أَهْلَهَا فَأَبَوْا أَنْ يُضَيِّفُوهُمَا فَوَجَدَا فِيهَا جِدَارًا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْقَضَّ فَأَقَامَهُ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَاتَّخَذْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا قَالَ هَذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنِكَ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ عَلَيْهِ صَبْرًا أَمَّا السَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَاكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْبَحْرِ} [الكهف 77] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ الَّذِي يَتَخَيَّرُهَا وَجَدَهَا مُنْخَرِقَةً فَيُجَاوِزُهَا وَأَصْلَحُوهَا بِخَشَبَةٍ وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَطُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا كَانَ أَبَوَاهُ قَدْ عَطَفَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَوْ أَنَّهُ أَدْرَكَ أَرْهَقَهُمَا {طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ زَكَاةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْمًا وَأَمَّا الْجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَامَيْنِ يَتِيمَيْنِ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ} [الكهف 80] الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] I heard someone speaking and I liked him, so I introduced him to my companions and said, "Do you know a man who used to sit with us like this and this?" A man from the people said, "Yes, I know him, he is Uwais al-Qarni." He said, "Do you know where he lives?" He said, "Yes." He said, "So I went with him until I reached his house. I said to him, 'O brother, what keeps you away from us?' He said, 'Poverty.' And his companions used to mock him and hurt him. He said, 'Take this garment and wear it.' He said, 'No, don't do that, for if they see it on me, they will hurt me.' So I continued with him until he wore it and came out to them. They said, 'Who do you see has deceived him from his garment?' He said, 'So he came and put it down.' He said, 'Do you see?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I came to the gathering and said, 'What do you want from this man? You have hurt him.' He used to borrow a garment from me once and wear it once.' Umar said, 'Did anyone from the Qaranis come here?' Uwais said, 'So that man came.' He said, 'Where are you from?' He said, 'From Yemen.' He said, 'What is your name?' He said, 'Uwais.' He said, 'Who did you leave behind in Yemen?' He said, 'My mother.' He said, 'Was there any whiteness in you that you invoked Allah to remove from you?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Did you ask Allah to remove it from you?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Then seek forgiveness for me.' He said, 'Would Uwais seek forgiveness for someone like me, O Amir al-Mu'minin?' He said, 'So he sought forgiveness for him.' He said, 'I said to him, 'You, O brother, do not leave me.' He said, 'So he became smooth towards me.' He said, 'I was informed that Uwais has come to you in Kufa.' He said, 'So that man who used to mock him humiliated him and said, 'What is this among us and we do not know him?' Umar said, 'Indeed.' The man said, 'There is a man among us named Uwais who is mocked.' He said, 'Find him and bring him to me.' He said, 'So that man came to him and said, 'Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'A man will come to you from Yemen whose name is Uwais, he will not leave Yemen except for the sake of his mother, and he had a white spot on him, so he invoked Allah and He removed it except for the size of a dirham or a dinar. So whoever among you meets him, ask him to seek forgiveness for you.'" He said, 'So he came to us.' He said, 'I said to him, 'From where are you?' He said, 'From Yemen.' I said, 'What is your name?' He said, 'Uwais.' I said, 'Who did you leave in Yemen?' He said, 'My mother.' I said, 'Was there any whiteness in you that you invoked Allah to remove from you?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Did you ask Allah to remove it from you?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Seek forgiveness for me.' He said, 'Would Uwais seek forgiveness for someone like me, O Amir al-Mu'minin?' He said, 'So he sought forgiveness for him.' He said, 'I said, 'You, O brother, do not leave me.' He said, 'So he became smooth towards me.' He said, 'I was told that Uwais has come to you in Kufa.' He said, 'So that man who used to mock him humiliated him and said, 'What is this among us and we do not know him?' He said, 'Indeed, there is a man among us named Uwais who is mocked.' He said, 'Recognize him and do not recognize him.' He said, 'So that man came to him before his family came. He said to him, 'Uwais, what is this habit of yours? What is the matter with you?' He said, 'I heard Umar saying such and such about you, so seek forgiveness for me, O Uwais.' He said, 'I will not do that until you promise me that you will not mock me anymore and that you will not mention to anyone what you heard from Umar.' He said, 'So he sought forgiveness for him.' He said, 'He became smooth towards me.' He said, 'I was then informed that he had come to Kufa.'  

أَسْمَعُ أَحَدًا يَتَكَلَّمُ كَلَامَهُ فَأَحْبَبْتُهُ فَقَدَّمْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَصْحَابِي هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ رَجُلًا كَانَ يُجَالِسُنَا كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ نَعَمْ أَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ ذَاكَ أُوَيْسٌ الْقَرَنِيُّ قَالَ فَتَعْلَمُ مَنْزِلَهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى ضَرَبْتُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَخِي مَا يَحْبِسُكَ عَنَّا؟ قَالَ الْعُرْيُ وَكَانَ أَصْحَابُهُ يَسْخَرُونَ بِهِ ويُؤْذُونَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ خُذْ هَذَا الْبُرْدَ فَالْبَسْهُ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّهُمْ إِذًا يُؤْذُونَنِي إِنْ رَأَوْهُ عَلَيَّ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى لَبِسَهُ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا مَنْ تَرَوْنَ خُدِعَ عَنْ بُرْدِهِ هَذَا؟ قَالَ فَجَاءَ فَوَضَعَهُ قَالَ أَتَرَى؟ قَالَ أُسَيْرٌ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَجْلِسَ فَقُلْتُ مَا تُرِيدُونَ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ قَدْ آذَيْتُمُوهُ؟ الرَّجُلُ يَعْرَى مَرَّةً وَيُكْسَى مَرَّةً قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ بِلِسَانِي أَخْذًا شَدِيدًا قَالَ فَقَضَى أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ وَفَدُوا إِلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ فَوَفَدَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ يَسْخَرُ بِهِ قَالَ عُمَرُ هَلْ هَاهُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَرَنِيِّينَ؟ قَالَ فَجَاءَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَالَ «إِنَّ رَجُلًا يَأْتِيكُمْ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ لَا يَدَعُ بِالْيَمَنِ غَيْرَ أُمٍّ لَهُ وَقَدْ كَانَ بِهِ بَيَاضٌ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ فَأَذْهَبَهُ إِلَّا مِثْلَ مَوْضِعِ الدِّينَارِ أَوِ الدِّرْهَمِ فَمَنْ لَقِيَهُ مِنْكُمْ فَأْمُرُوهُ فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ» قَالَ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَيْنَ؟ قَالَ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا اسْمُكَ؟ قَالَ أُوَيْسٌ قَالَ فَمَنْ تَرَكْتَ بِالْيَمَنِ؟ قَالَ أُمًّا لِي قَالَ أَكَانَ بِكَ بَيَاضٌ فَدَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ فَأَذْهَبَهُ عَنْكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ أَوَيَسْتَغْفِرُ مِثْلِي لِمِثْلِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ يَا أَخِي لَا تُفَارِقُنِي قَالَ فَأَمْلَسَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَأُنْبِئْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْكُوفَةَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَسْخَرُ بِهِ يُحَقِّرُهُ قَالَ يَقُولُ مَا هَذَا فِينَا وَلَا نَعْرِفُهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بَلَى فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَأَنَّهُ يَضُعُ شَأْنَهُ فَقَالَ فِينَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ نَسْخَرُ بِهِ قَالَ أَدْرِكْ وَلَا أَرَاكَ تُدْرِكُ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أُوَيْسٌ مَا هَذِهِ [278] بِعَادَتِكَ فَمَا بَدَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ فِيكَ كَذَا فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا أُوَيْسُ قَالَ لَا أَفْعَلُ حَتَّى تَجْعَلَ لِي عَلَيْكَ أَنْ لَا تَسْخَرَ بِي فِيمَا بَعْدُ وَأَنْ لَا تَذْكُرَ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عُمَرَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ قَالَ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ قَالَ أُسَيْرٌ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ لَيْلَةً فَقُلْتُ يَا أَخِي أَرَاكَ تَغِيبُ وَنَحْنُ لَا نَشْعُرُ قَالَ مَا كَانَ فِي هَذَا مَا أَتَبَلَّغُ بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ وَمَا يُجْزَى كُلُّ عَبْدٍ إِلَّا بِعَمَلِهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَمْلَسَ مِنْهُمْ فَذَهَبَ  

"أَلَا إِنَّ كُلَّ نَبىٍّ قَدْ أَنْذَرَ أُمَّتَهُ الدَّجَّالَ، وإِنَّه يَوْمَه هَذَا قَدْ أَكَلَ الطَّعَامَ وإنِّى عَاهِدٌ عَهْدًا لَمْ يَعْهَدْهُ نَبىٌّ لأُمَّتِهِ قَبْلِى، أَلَا إِنَّ عَيْنَهُ اليُمْنَى مَمْسُوحَةُ الحَدَقَةِ جَاحِظَةٌ فَلَا تَخْفَى كَأَنَّهَا نُخَاعَة في جَنْبِ حَائِط، وَاليُسرَى كأنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّىٌّ مَعَهُ مِثْلُ الجنَّة والنَّارِ، فالنَّارُ رَوْضَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ، والجَنَّةُ غَبْرَاءُ ذَاتُ دُخَان، أَلَا وَإنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْه رَجُلَيْنِ يُنذِرَان أهْلَ القُرَى، كُلَّمَا دَخَلَا قَرْيَةً أنذَرَا أهْلَهَا، فَإِذَا خَرَجَا مِنْهَا دَخَلَهَا أَوَّلُ أصْحَابِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَيَدْخُلُ القُرَى كلَّهَا غير مَكَّةَ وَالمَدينَة حُرِّمَا عَلَيْه، والمؤْمنُون مُتَفرِّقُونَ فِى الأَرْض ليَجْمَعُهُم اللَّه لَهُ، فَيَقُولُ رَجلٌ مِنَ المؤْمِنينَ لأَصْحَابهِ واللَّه لأنْطَلقَنَّ إِلَى هَذا الرَّجُل فَلأنْظُرنَّ أهُوَ الَّذِى أنذَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ أمْ لَا؟ ثُمَّ وَلَّى، فَقَالَ لَهُ أصْحَابُه: وَاللَّه لَا نَدَعُكَ تأتيه ولوْ أنَّا نَعْلَم أنَّهُ يَقْتُلُكَ إِذَا أتيْتَهُ خَلَّيْنَا سَبيلَكَ، وَلَكنَّا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَفْتنَكَ، فَأبى عَلَيْهم الرجُل المؤُمنُ إِلَّا أنْ يَأتيه، فانطلَقَ يَمْشى حَتَّى أتَى مسْلَحَةً منْ مَسَالحه ، فَأخَذُوهُ فَسَألُوهُ: مَا شَأنُكَ وَمَا تريد؟ فَقَال: أرِيدُ الدَّجَّالَ الكَذَّاب. قالُوا: إِنَّكَ تَقوُلُ ذلك؟ قَالَ: نعَمْ، فَأَرْسَلُوا إِلَى الدَّجَّال، إِنَّا قدْ أخَذْنَا منْ يَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَنَقْتُلُهُ أوْ نُرْسلُهُ؟ قَالَ: أرْسِلُوُه إِلَىَّ فَانْطُلِق بِه، فَلَمَّا رآهُ عَرَفَهُ لنَعْت رَسُول اللَّه ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ الدَّجَّالُ: ماشَأْنُكَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَنْتَ الدَّجَّال

الكَذَّابُ الذى أنْذَرَنَاك رَسُولُ اللَّه ﷺ قَال أَنْتَ تَقُولُ هَذَا؟ قَال: نَعَم. قَالَ لَهُ الدَّجَّالَ: أَتُطيعُنى فيمَا أمَرْتُكَ وإِلَّا شَقَقْتُك شِقَّتَيْن، فَنَادَى العَبْدُ المؤْمن فقَال: يَأيها النَّاسُ هَذا المسيحُ الكذَّابُ منْ عَصَاهُ فَهُوَ في الجَنَّة، ومَنْ أَطاعَهُ فهُو في النَّار، فقال له الدَّجَّال والَّذى أَحْلِفُ به لَتُطيْعنِّى أو لأشُقّنَّكَ شِقَّتَيْن، فمَد بِرِجْلهِ فوضع حديدتَهُ عَلَى عَجْب ذنَبه فَشَقَّهُ شَقَّتيْن، فَلَمَّا فَعَلَ بِه ذلكَ قالَ الدَّجَّالَ لأوْليِائهِ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنَّ أَحْيَيتُهُ ألَستُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أنِّى رَبُّكُمْ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى، فَضَرَب إِحْدَى شقيه أَو الصَّعيد عنْدَهُ فَاسْتَوَى قَائمًا فَلَمَّا رآه أوْليَاؤُهُ صَدَّقُوا أَنَّهُ رَبُّهُم وَأَجَابُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُوه، وَقَالَ لِلمُؤْمِنَ، أَلَا تُؤْمِنُ بى؟ قَالَ: لا، أَنَا أَشَدُّ الآنَ فيكَ بَصَيْرةً مِنْ قَبْلُ ثُم نَادَى فِى النَّاسِ، أَلَا إِنَّ هَذَا المسِيخُ الكذَّاب، فمنَ أطَاعَهُ فَهُوَ فِى النَّار، وَمَنْ عَصاهُ فَهُوَ فِى الجَنَّة فَقَالَ الدَّجَالُ: وَالَّذى أحْلفُ بِهِ لَتُطِيعنِّى أوْ لأَذبَحَنَّكَ وَلأُلقِيَنَّكَ فِى النَّارِ، فقال: واللَّهِ لَا أُطِيعُكَ أبَدًا، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَاضْجِعَ فجَعل اللَّهُ صفحَتَيْن مِنْ نحاس بَينَ تَرَاقيه وَرَقَبَتِهِ فَذَهَبَ لِيَذْبَحَهُ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ، وَلَمْ يُسَلَّطْ عَلَيْهِ بعْدَ قَتْلِهِ إِيَّاهُ، فَأخذَ بيدَيْه وْرجْلَيْهِ فَألقَاهُ فِى الجنَّةِ، وَهِى غَبْراء ذَاتُ دُخَان يَحْسَبُهَا النَّارَ فذلِكَ الرجُلِ أَقرب أُمَّتِى مِنِّى درَجَةً ".  

"عن أسامةَ بنِ زيدِ بن أسلمَ عن أبيه عن جده قال: أَخْبرَنا عمرُ بْنُ الخطابِ قال: خرجتُ مع ناسٍ منْ قُرْيشٍ فِى تِجَارةٍ إِلَى الشام فِى الجَاهِلِيةِ، فلما خرجنا إِلى مكة نسيت قضاءَ حاجةٍ، فرجعت، فقلتُ لأَصحابى: أَلْحقكم، فواللَّه إنى لفِى سوقٍ من أسواقِها إِذا أَنَا بِبِطْريقٍ قد جاءَ فأخذَ بِعُنُقِى، فذهبتُ أُنَازِعُه، فأدخلَنى كَنِيسةً، فإذَا تُرَابٌ مُتراكبٌ بعضُه على بعضٍ، فدفع إلىَّ مِخرَفَةً وفَأسًا وَزِنْبِيلًا وقال: انْقُل هَذَا التُّرابَ فجلستُ أتفكرُ في أَمْرِى كيفَ أَصْنَعُ؟ فأتانى في الهاجِرَة فقال: لَمْ أرَكَ أخرجتَ شيئًا، ثم ضمَّ أصابِعه فضربَ بِها وَسَط رَأسِى فقلتُ: ثَكِلتْكَ أُمُّكُ يا عُمَرُ، وَبَلَغَكَ مَا أرَى؟ ! فقمتُ بالمِجْرَفَةِ فضربتُ بها هَامَتَهُ، فإذَا دماغهُ قد انْتَثَرَ، فَأخذتُه ثم وَارَيْتُه تحتَ التُّرَابِ ثم خرجتُ على وَجْهِى مَا أَدْرِى أينَ أَسْلُكُ؟ فَمَشَيْتُ بقيةَ يومى ولَيْلَتى، ومن الغَد، ثم انتهيتُ إِلى دِيرٍ، فاسْتَظلَلْتُ في ظلِّه، فَخَرَجَ إِلىَّ رجلٌ من أَهْلِ الدَّيرِ فقال: يا عبدَ اللَّه! ما يُجْلِسُك ههنا؟ فَقُلت: أُضْلِلتُ عن أَصْحَابِى، قال: ما أنتَ على الطريقِ، وَإِنَّك لتَنْظُرُ بعينِ خائفٍ، ادْخُلْ فَأَصِبْ من الطَّعَامِ واستَرحْ ونَمْ، فدخلتُ فجاء بطَعامٍ وشَرَابٍ ولُطَفٍ فَصَعَّد فِىَّ البصرَ وخَفَّضَه ثم قال: يا هَذَا! قَدْ عَلم أهلُ الكِتَاب: أَنَّه لم يبقَ على وجهِ الأَرْضِ أحدٌ أعلمُ مِنِّى بِالكِتَابِ، وَإِنِّى أَجِد صِفَتك الذى يُخرِجُنا من هَذَا الدَّيْرِ، ويَغْلِبُ على هَذِه البلدَةِ، فَقُلْتُ لَه: أيُّها الرجلُ! قد ذهبتَ في غير مَذْهَبٍ، قال: ما اسْمُك؟ قلتُ: عُمرُ بن الخطاب، قال: أنت واللَّه صاحِبُنَا غَيْرَ شَكٍّ، فَمَا كتب لِى على دِيرى ومَا فِيه؟ قلتُ: أيُّها الرجلُ! قد صنعتَ مَعْرُوفًا فَلَا تُكَدِّرْه، فقالَ: اكتُبْ لى كِتابًا فِى رَقٍّ، لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فيهِ شَىْءٌ، فَإنْ يَكُ صَاحِبُنَا فَهُو مَا تُريدُ وإن يكُنِ الأُخرى فَلَيْسَ يَضُرُّكَ، قلت: هَاتِ فكتبْتُ له، ثم خَتمْتُ عَلَيْه فَدَعا سعَفَة فَدَفَعَها إِلَىَّ وبأثْوَابٍ وَبِأَتَانٍ قدْ أوكفَتْ فقالَ:

ألا تَسْمعُ؟ قُلتُ: نعم، قال: اخْرُج عليها فَإنَّها لَا تَمر بأهل يقوم ولا هل حَتَّى إذا بَلَغْتَ مَأمَنَكَ فَاضْرِبْ وَجْهَهَا مُدْبِرَةً، فَإِنَّها لا تمرُّ بِقَوْمٍ إِلَّا عَلَفُوها وَسَقَوْهَا حتى تصيرَ إلىَّ، فَركبتُ فَلَمْ أمُرَّ بِقَوْمٍ إِلَّا عَلَفُوها وَسَقَوْها، حَتَّى أَدْرَكْتُ أَصْحَابِى مُتَوجِّهِين إِلَى الحجازِ، ضربتُ وَجْهَهَا مُدْبِرَةً ثم سرتُ معهم، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عمرُ الشَّامَ في خِلَافَتِه أَتَاه ذَلِكَ الراهبُ بِذَلِك الكتابِ، فلما راه عُمَرُ تَعَجَّبَ منه فقالَ: أَوْفْ لِى بِشرْطِى، فقال عمر: لَيْسَ لِعُمَرَ وَلَا لآل عمرَ مِنْه شَىْءٌ وَلِكنْ عندَك لِلمسلمين نَفَقةٌ، فأنشأ عمرُ يُحَدِّثُنَا حديثَه وهو ينحوهم الطريق، ومرضتم المريض، فعلنا ذلك، قال: نعم يا أمير المؤمنينَ! فَوَفَّى لَه بِشَرْطِه".  

"عن أسَيرِ بن جابر قال: كان مُحدثٌ بالكُوفةِ يحدِّثُنا فَإِذا فرغَ من حديثهِ تَفَرقوا ويبقى رهطٌ فيهم رجلٌ يتكلمُ بكلامٍ لا أسمعُ أحدًا يتكلمُ كلامَه، فأحبَبته فَفَقَدْتُه؛ فقلتُ لأصحابى: هل تعرفونَ رجلًا كان يجالسُنا كذا وكذا؟ فقال رجلٌ من القومِ: نعم أنا أَعْرفه، ذلك أويسٌ القَرَنِىُّ، قلت: فتعلمُ منزله؟ قال: نعم، فانطلقتُ معه حتى ضَرَبْتُ حجرته، فخرج إلىَّ، قلت: يا أخى، ما حَبَسك عنا؟ قال: الْعُرْىُ، وكان أصحابُهُ يسخرونَ به ويُؤْذُونه، قلت: خُذْ هذا البُرْد فَالْبَسْه، (قال: لا تفعل؛ فإنهم إذن يؤذوننى إن رَأَوْه علىَّ، فلم أزل به حتى لبسه)، فخرج عليهم، فقالوا: (خُدِعَ عن برده

هذا؟ قال: فجاء فوضعه وقال: ألا ترى؟ قال أسير: فأتيت المجلس فقلت: ما تريدون من هذا الرجل؟ قد آذيتموه! ! الرجل يعرى مرة، ويكتسى مرة، فأخذتهم بلسانى أخذًا شديدًا، فقُضى أن أهل الكوفة وَفَدوا إلى عمر، فوفد رجلٌ ممن كان يَسْخرُ به، فقال عمر: هل ههنا أحد من القَرَنِيِّين؟ فجاء بذلك الرجل، فقال (إن رسول اللَّه ﷺ قد قال: إن رجلا يأتيكم من اليمن يقال) له أويسٌ، لا يدع باليمن غير أَمٍّ له، وقد كان به بياضٌ فدعا اللَّه فأذهَبَه عنه إلا مثلَ موضع الدرهم، فمن لقيه منكم فمروه فليستغفرْ لكم، قال: فقدم علينا، قلتُ: من أين؟ قال: من اليمن، قلت: ما اسمك؟ قال: أويس، قلت: فمن تركت باليمن؟ قال: أُما لى، قلت: أكان بك بياضٌ فدعوت اللَّه فأذهبه عنك؟ قال: نعم، قلتُ: استغفرْ لى، قال: أو يستغفر مثلى لمِثْلِك يَا أمير المؤمنين؟ قال: فاستغفر، قلت له: أنت أخى لا تفارقنى، فامَّلس منى، فَأُنْبِئْتُ أنه قدم عليكم الكوفة، قال: فجعل ذلك الرجل (الذى) كان يسخر به ويحقره يقول: (ما) هذا فينا وما نعرفه؟ فقال عمر: بلى، إنه رجل كذا، كأنه يضعُ من شأنِه، قال: فينا يا أمير المؤمنين رجل يقال له أويس نَسْخَر به، قال: أَدْرِك ولا أرَاكَ تُدرك، فَأقبلَ ذلك الرجل حتى دخل عليه قبلَ أن يأتى أهله، فقال له أويس: ما هذه بعادتك فما بدا لك؟ قال: سمعت عمر يقولُ فيك: كذا وكذا فاستغفرْ لى يا أُويس، قال: لا أفعلُ حتى تجعلَ لى عليك أن لا تسخر بى فيما بعد، ولا تذكر الذى سمعته من عمر إلى أحد؛ فاستغفر له، قال أُسير: فما لبثنا أن فشا أمره في الكوفة؟ فأتَيْتُه فدخلت عليه فقلت: يا أخى ألا أول العجب ونحن لا نشعر؟ قال: ما كان في هذا ما أتَبلَّغُ به في النَّاسِ، وما يُجزى كل عبدٍ إلا بعمله، ثم امَّلس منهم فذهب".  

"رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلَيْن أَتَيَانِى فَأخَذَا بِيَدِى، فَأخْرَجَانِى إِلَى الأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَة، فَإِذا رَجُلٌ جالسٌ، وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ عَلَى رَأْسهِ بِيدِهِ كلُّوبٌ من حَدِيدٍ، فَيُدْخِلُهُ فِى شدْقِهِ فَيَشُقُّهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجَهُ فَيُدْخِلَهُ فِى شِدْقِهِ الآخَر وَيَلْتَئِمُ هَذَا الشِّدْقُ، فَهُوَ

يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِهِ، قُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ: انْطَلِقْ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُما، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ بِيَدِهِ فِهْرٌ (*) أَوْ صَخْرَةٌ، فَيشْدَخُ بِهَا رَأسَهُ فَيَتَدَهْدَهُ الْحَجَرُ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ لِيَأخُذَهُ عَادَ رَأسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ، فَيَصْنَعُ مِثْل ذَلِكَ، فَقُلْتُ: مَاهَذَا؟ قَالاَ: انْطَلِقْ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُما، فَإِذَا بَيْتٌ مَبْنِىٌّ عَلَى بِنَاءِ التَّنُورِ أَعْلاَهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَأَسْفَلُهُ وَاسِعٌ يُوقَدُ تَحْتَهُ نَارٌ فِيهِ رِجَالٌ وَنِساءٌ عُرَاةٌ، فَإِذَا أُوقِدَتِ ارْتَفَعُوا حَتَّى يَكَادُوا أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا، فَإِذَا خَمِدَت رَجَعُوا فِيها، فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا نَهْرٌ مِنْ دَمٍ فِيهِ رَجُلٌ، وَعَلَى شَاطِئ النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حِجَارَةٌ، فَيُقْبِلُ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى في النَّهْرِ، فَإِذَا دَنَا لِيَخْرُجَ رَمَى في فِيهِ حَجَرًا، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ فَهُوَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِهِ، فَقُلْتُ: مَا هذَا؟ قَالا لِى: انْطَلِق، فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَإِذَا رَوْضَةٌ خَضْرَاءُ، وَإذَا فِيهَا شَجَرَةٌ عظِيمَةٌ، وَإِذَا شَيْخٌ فِى أَصْلِهَا حَوْلَهُ صِبْيَانٌ، وَاِذَا رَجُلٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ نَارٌ فَهُوَ يَحُشُّها وَيُوقِدُها، فَصَعَدا بِى فِى شَجَرَةٍ، فَأدْخَلاَنِى دَارًا لَمْ أَرَ دَارًا قَطُّ أَحَسْنَ مِنْها، فَإِذَا فِيهَا رِجَالٌ وَشُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ، وَفِيهَا نِسَاءٌ وَصِبْيَانٌ، فَأَخْرَجَانِى مِنْها، فَصَعَدَا بِى فِى الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَدْخَلاَنِى دَارًا هِىَ أَحْسَنُ وَأَفْضَلُ، فِيهَا شُيُوخٌ وَشَبَابٌ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُما: إِنَّكُما قَدْ طوَّفْتُمانِى (* *) مُنْذُ اللَّيْلَةِ فَأَخْبَرانى عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ. قَالاَ: نَعَمْ، أمَّا الرَّجُلُ الأوَّلُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ كَذَّابٌ، يَكْذِبُ الْكَذبَةَ فَتُحَمَلُ عَنْهُ فِى الآفَاقِ فَهُوَ يُصْنَعُ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ، ثَمَّ يَصْنَعُ الله تَبارَكَ وَتَعالَى - بِهِ مَا شَاءَ، وَأمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ مُسْتَلْقِيًا فَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ الله تَعالَى الْقُرْآنَ فَنَامَ عَنْهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَلَمْ يَعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ بِالنَّهارِ، فَهُوَ يَفْعلُ بِهِ ما رَأَيْتَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ، وَأَمَّا الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ في التَّنُورِ فَهُمُ الزُّنَاة، وَأَمَّا الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ في النَّهْرِ فَذَاكَ آكِلُ الرِّبَا، وَأَمَّا الشَّيْخُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ فِى أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَذَاكَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ -،

وَأَمَّا الصِّبْيَانُ الَّذِينَ رَأَيْتَ فَأَوْلاَدُ النَّاس، وَأَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى رَأَيْتَ يُوقِدُ النَّارَ فَذَاكَ مَالِكٌ خَازِنُ النَّارِ، وَتِلْكَ النَّارُ، وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الَّتِى دَخَلْتَ أَوَّلًا فَدَارُ عَامَّةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَأَمَّا الدَّارُ الأُخْرَى فَدَارُ الشُّهَداءِ، وَأَنَا جِبْرِيلُ، وَهَذَا مِيكَائِيلُ، ثُمَّ قَالاَ لِى: ارْفَع رَأسَكَ فَرَفَعْتُ فَإِذَا كَهَيْئَةِ السَّحَابِ، فَقالاَ لِى: وَتِلْكَ دَارُكَ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا: دَعَانى أَدْخُل دَارِى، فَقالاَ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ بَقِىَ لَكَ عُمْرٌ لَمْ تَسْتَكْمِلْهُ، فَلَو اسْتَكْمَلْتَهُ دخلت داَركَ".  

"عَنْ أبِى رَجاءِ العَطَارِدِى، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدب: أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ يَوْمًا الْمَسْجِدَ، فَقالَ: أَيُّكُمْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا فَلْيُحَدَّثْ بِها، فَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْ أَحَدٌ بِشَىْءٍ، فَقَالَ: رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيا فَاسْتَمعُوا مِنىِّ! بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ إِذْ جَاءَنى رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: قُمْ! فَقُمْتُ، قَالَ: امْضِهِ، فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَة، فَماِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلَيْنِ، رَجُلٌ قائِم، وآخَر نَائِمٌ، وَالْقَائِمُ يَجْمَعُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَيَضْرِبُ بِهَا رَأسَ النَّائِم فَيَشْدَخُهُ، فَإِلَى أَنْ يَجِئ بِحَجَر آخَر عَادَ رَأسُهُ كمَا كَانَ، فَقُلْتُ: سُبْحانَ اللهِ! مَا هَذا؟ قَالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، فَمَضَيتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أنَا بِرَجُليْنِ، رَجُلٌ جالِسٌ، وآخَر قَائِمٌ وفى يَدِهِ حَدِيدَةٌ، فَيَضَعُها في شِدْقِهِ فَيمّدهُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغ حَاجَتَهُ، ثُمَّ يَنْزعهُ ويَمُدَّ الجَانِبَ الآخَرَ، فإذَا مَدَّ هَذَا عَادَ هَذا كما كَانَ، فَقُلْتُ سُبْحانَ اللهِ! مَا هَذَا؟

قَالَ امْضِ أَمَامَك فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَةً فَإِذَا أَنَا بِنَهْرٍ مِنْ دَمٍ وَفِيهِ رَجُل يَسْبَحُ وَعَلَى شَاطِئِ النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ يَجْمَعُ حِجَارَةً قَدْ أَحْمَاهَا، قَدْ تَرَكَها مِثْلَ الْجَمْرَةِ، كُلَّما دَنَا مِنْهُ أَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا لِلَّذى فِى الدَّمِ فَيَرْجِعُ، فَقُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ الله! مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَوْضَةٍ قَدْ مُلِئَتْ أَطْفَالًا، وَوَسَطهُمْ رَجُلٌ يَكَادُ يُرى رَأسُهُ طُولًا فِى السَّمَاءِ، قُلْتُ: سُبْحانَ الله! مَا هَذَا؟ فَقالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، فَمَضَيْتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِشَجَرَة لَو اجْتَمَعَ تَحْتَها الْخَلْقُ لأظَلَّتْهُمْ، وَتَحْتَها رَجُلاَن، وَاحِدٌ يَجْمَعُ حَطَبًا، واْلآخَرُ يُوقَدُ، قُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ! مَا هَذَا؟ ! فَقَالَ: ارْقهِ، فَرَقَيْتُ سَاعَةً، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمَدينَةِ مَبْنِيَّةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَفِضَّةِ، وَإِذَا أَهْلُهَا شِقٌّ مِنْهُمْ سُودٌ وَشِقٌّ مِنْهُمْ بِيضٌ، فَقُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ! مَا هذَا؟ قَالَ: امْضِ أَمَامَكَ، هَلْ تَدْرى أَيْنَ مَآبكُ؟ قُلْتُ: مَآبِى عِنْدَ اللهِ - ﷻ -، قَالَ: صَدَقْتَ، قَالَ: انْظُرْ إِلَى السَّماءِ فَإِذَا أَنَا برَائِيَةٍ، قَالَ: ذَلِكَ مَآبُكَ، قُلْتُ: ألاَ تُخْبِرُنِى عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ؟ قَالَ: لاَ تُفَارِقْنِى وَسَلْنِى عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ، وَإِذَا بِمَدِينَةٍ أَوْسَعَ مِنْهَا وَوَسَطُهَا نَهْرٌ مَاؤُهُ أَشَدُ بَياضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ فِيه رِجَالٌ مُشَمِّرُونَ يَشُدُّونَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الأُخْرَى، فيضفُونَهُمْ فِى ذَلكَ النَّهْرِ، فَيَخْرُجُونَ بِيضًا نِقَاءً، فَقُلْتُ: أَخْبِرنِى عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَدِينَةِ الأُخْرَى قَالَ: تِلْكَ الدُّنْيَا فِيها نَاسٌ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا، وآخَرَ سَيْئًا فَتابَوا فَتَابَ الله عَلَيْهِمْ، قُلْتُ: فَالرَّجُلاَنِ اللَّذَانِ كَانَا يُوقِدانِ النَّارَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ، قَالَ: ذَلِكَ مَلَكَا جَهَنَّم يُحْمُونَ جَهَنَّمَ لأَعْداء اللهِ - عَزَوَجَلَّ - يَوْمَ الْقِيامَة، قُلْتُ: فالرَّوْضَةُ، قَالَ: أُولَئِكَ الأَطْفَالُ وُكِّلَ بِهِمْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم - يُرَبِّيهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، قُلْتُ: فَالَّذِى يَسْبَحُ فِى الدَّمِ؟ قَالَ: ذَاكَ صَاحِبُ الرِّبَا، ذَاكَ طَعَامُهُ فِى الْقَبْرِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، قُلْتُ: فَالَّذِى يُشْدَخُ رَأسُهُ؟ قَالَ: ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرآنَ وَنَامَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى نَسِيه لاَ يَقْرَأُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، كُلَّمَا رَقَدَ دُقَّ رَأسُهُ فِى الْقَبْرِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، لاَ يَدَعُونَهُ يَنَامُ، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الَّذِى يُشَقُّ شِدْقُهُ، قَالَ: ذَاكَ رَجُلٌ كَذَابٌ".  

"عَنْ أَبِى رَجَاءِ العَطَارِدِى، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ أَنِّى أَتَانِى اللَّيْلَةَ آتِيَانِ فَابْتَعَثَانِى وَقَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُمَا، وَإِذَا (نَحْنُ) أَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُضْطَجِعٍ، وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بِصَخْرَةٍ، وَإِذَا هُوَ يَهْوِى بِالصَّخْرَة بِرَأسِهِ، (فَيَثْلَغُ بِهَا) رَأسَهُ فَيَتَدهْدَهُ الْحَجرُ فَيَذهَبُ هَاهُنَا فَيَتْبَعُهُ، فَيَأخُذُهُ وَلاَ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يصِحَّ رَأسُهُ كَمَا كَانَ، ثُمَّ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انطلَقْ. فَانْطَلَقْنَا، فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْتَلْقٍ لِقَفَاهُ، وَإِذَا آخَرُ قَائِمٌ عَلَيْهِ بكَلُّوبٍ مِنْ حَدِيد، وَإذَا هُوَ يَأتِى أَحَدَ شِقَّى وَجْهِهِ فَيُشَرْشَرُ شِدقُهُ إِلَى قَفَاهُ، ثُمَّ يَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الْجَانِبِ الآخَرِ فَيُفْعَلُ بِهِ مِثْلُ ذَلكَ، فَمَا يَفْرغُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَصِحَّ ذَلِكَ الْجَانِبُ كَمَا كَانَ، ثُمَّ يَعُودُ إِلَيْهِ فَيُفْعَلُ بهِ كَمَا فُعِلَ الْمَرَّةَ الأُولَى، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى بِنَاءٍ مِثْلِ التَّنُّورِ فَسَمِعْنَا فِيهِ لَغَطًا وَأَصْوَاتًا فَاطَّلَعْنَا فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيه رِجَالٌ وَنِساءٌ عُراةٌ، فَإِذَا هُوَ يَأتِيهِمْ لَهَبٌ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ، فَإِذَا أَتَاهُمْ ذَلِكَ اللَّهَبُ ضَوْضَؤُا، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله! مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى نَهْرٍ أَحْمَرَ مِثْل الدَّمِ، فَإِذَا فِى النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ يَسْبَحُ، وَإِذَا عَلَى شَاطِيء النَّهْرِ رَجُلٌ قَدْ جَمَعَ عِنْدَهُ حِجَارَةً، وَإِذَا ذَلِكَ السَّابِحُ يَسْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَأتِى ذَلكَ الَّذِى قَدْ جُمِعَ عِندَهُ حِجَارَةٌ (فَيَفْغَرُ) لهُ فَاهُ فَيَلْقِمُهُ حَجَرًا فَيَذْهَبُ فَيَسْبَحُ ما يَسْبَحُ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ فَغَرَ لَهُ فَاهُ فَأَلْقَمَهُ حَجَرًا. قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: مَا هَدا؟ قَالاَ: انْطلقْ. فَانْطَلقْنَا فَأتَيْنا عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَرِيهِ الْمِرآةِ كأَكْرهِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ رَجُلًا مرآةً، وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ نَارٌ ويحشُّهَا وَيَسْعَى حَوْلَهَا، قُلْتُ لَهُما ما هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطَلِقْ. فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَأَتَيْنَا رَوْضَةً مُعْشِبَةً فَيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ (نور) الرَّبِيع، وَإِذَا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانِى الرَّوضَةِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ لاَ أَكَادُ أَرَى رَأسَهُ طُولًا فِى السَّمَاءِ، وَإِذَا حَوْلَ الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَكْثرِ ولْدَانٍ رَأَيْتُهُمْ قَطُّ وَأَحْسَنُهُ، قُلْتُ لَهُمَا: سُبْحَانَ الله مَا هَذَا؟ قَالاَ لِى: انْطلِقْ انْطَلِقْ. فَانْتَهَيْنا إِلَى دَوْحَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ لَمْ أَرَ دَوْحَةً قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهَا وَلاَ أَحْسنَ، قَالاَ لِى: ارْقَ فِيها فَارْتَقَيْنَا فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَىً مَدِينَة مَبْنِيَّة بِلَبِنٍ ذَهَبٍ، وَلَبِنٍ فضَة فَأتَيْنَا بَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَفْتَحْنَاهَا فَفُتحَ لَنَا، فَدَخَلْنَاهَا فَتَلَقَّانَا فيِهَا رِجَالٌ شَطْرٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِمْ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ، وَشَطْرٌ كَأَقْبَح مَا