ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا قَدْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ أَنَّهُ لَوْ قَدَّمَهُ مِمَّا يُرِيدُ لَطَلَبَ غَيْرَهُ
[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said: "The last person to enter Paradise will be a man walking on the Sirat (bridge to Paradise). He will stumble once and the fire will scorch him. Every time he passes by it, he will turn to it and say, 'Blessed is the One who saved me from you. By Allah, no one has been given anything like what I have been given among all the worlds.’ Then, a tree will be raised for him, and he will say, 'O Lord, draw me closer to it so that I may take shelter in its shade and drink from its water.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, if I give you that, you will ask Me for something else.’ But the man will swear that he will not ask for anything else, even though he knows that he will. Then, Allah will bring him close to it, and he will take shelter in its shade and drink from its water. Then, another tree will be raised for him, which is even better than the first. He will say, 'O Lord, draw me closer to it so that I may take shelter in its shade and drink from its water.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, if I give you that, you will ask Me for something else.’ But the man will swear that he will not ask for anything else, even though he knows that he will. Then, Allah will bring him close to it, and he will take shelter in its shade and drink from its water. Then, a third tree will be raised for him at the gate of Paradise, which is even better than the first two. He will say, 'O Lord, draw me closer to it so that I may take shelter in its shade and drink from its water.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, if I give you that, you will ask Me for something else.’ But the man will swear that he will not ask for anything else, even though he knows that he will. Then, Allah will bring him close to it, and he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise. He will say, 'O Lord, admit me to Paradise.’ Allah will say, 'O son of Adam, what will make you content with Me and My favor? Would it please you if I give you the entire world and as much again?’ The man will reply, 'Are You making fun of me while You are the Lord of all creation?’ I said, 'Would you not like Me to give you that and as much again?’ The man will say, 'O Lord, I am not making fun of You, but I am asking You for something else.’ The Prophet ﷺ then smiled so broadly that his molars could be seen and he said, 'Do you not wonder at what made me laugh? They asked, 'O Prophet of Allah! What made you laugh?’ He said, 'I laughed because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the same as I have said (i.e., the man said the same as I said when he entered Paradise).' "
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ آخِرَ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلٌ يُمْشِي عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ فَهُوَ يَكْبُو مَرَّةً وَتَسْفَعُهُ النَّارُ أُخْرَى حَتَّى إِذَا جَاوَزَهَا الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهَا فَيَقُولُ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَجَّانِي مِنْهَا فَوَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَعْطَانِي شَيْئًا مَا أَعْطَاهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ قَالَ ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لَعَلِّي أَسْتَظِلُّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَائِهَا قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ لَعَلِّي إِنْ أَعْطَيْتُكَهُ سَأَلْتَنِي غَيْرَهَا فَيَقُولُ لَا يَا رَبِّ وَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ فَاعِلُهُ لِمَا يَرَى مِمَّا لَا صَبَرَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا فَيَسْتَظِلُّ بِظِلِّهَا وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَائِهَا ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ أُخْرَى هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْأُولَى فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لِأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا فَيَقُولُ أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا؟ فَيَقُولُ بَلَى يَا رَبِّ وَلَكِنْ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لِأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا فَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ غَيْرَهَا فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا وَيَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَسْأَلُهُ غَيْرَهَا لِمَا يَرَى مَا لَا صَبَرَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَتُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ أُخْرَى عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ الْأُولَيَيْنِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا لِأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا فَيَقُولُ أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا فَيَقُولُ بَلَى يَا رَبِّ وَلَكِنْ أَدْنِنِي مِنْهَا فَإِذَا دَنَا مِنْهَا سَمِعَ أَصْوَاتَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا أَيُرْضِيكَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنْ أُعْطِيكَ الدُّنْيَا وَمِثْلَهَا مَعَهَا فَيَقُولُ أَتَسْتَهْزِئُ بِي وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَسْتَهْزِئُ بِكَ وَلَكِنَّنِي عَلَى مَا أَشَاءُ قَادِرٌ» قَالَ فَكَانَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ إِذَا ذَكَرَ قَوْلَهُ «أَتَسْتَهْزِئُ بِي؟ » ضَحِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا تَسْأَلُونِي مِمَّا أَضْحَكُ؟ فَقِيلَ مِمَّ تَضْحَكُ؟ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ ضَحِكَ «