قَيْسُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ
[Machine] I entered the mosque of Al-Madina, and a man came and performed two units of prayer. He excelled in them with a mark of humility. A man said, "Whoever wishes to see a man from the people of Paradise, let him look at this man." So, I followed him and informed him of what was said. He said, "SubhanAllah! It is not appropriate for anyone to say what he does not know. Shall I inform you why? I had a dream, and I narrated it to the Prophet ﷺ. I saw as if I were in a garden, and I mentioned its width, beauty, and greenery. In the middle of it stood a pillar made of iron, with its bottom on the ground and its top in the sky. At its head was a rope. He (the Prophet) said to me, 'Climb up.' I said, 'I cannot.' Then, a pulpit approached me, and he said, 'Hold onto my clothes.' So, I held onto it, and I woke up, and indeed it was in my hands. I narrated the dream to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, 'The garden represents Islam, the pillar is the pillar of Islam, and the rope is the firmest bond, so you are upon Islam.' Therefore, behold! It is Abdullah Ibn Salam."
دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَتَجَوَّزَ فِيهِمَا عَلَيْهِ أَثَرٌ مِنَ الْخُشُوعِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لَا يَعْلَمُ وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ لِمَ ذَلِكَ؟ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي فِي رَوْضَةٍ فَذَكَرَ مِنْ سَعَتِهَا وَحُسْنِهَا وَخَضَرِهَا فِي وَسَطِهَا عَمُودٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ أَسْفَلُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَاهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فِي رَأْسِهِ عُرْوَةٌ فَقَالَ لِي اصْعَدْ فَقُلْتُ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ فَأَتَانِي مَنْصِبٌ فَقَالَ بِثِيَابِي أَيْ مِنْ خَلْقِي فَضَرَبَ فِي أَعْلَاهَا فَقَالَ اسْتَمْسِكْ فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَإِنَّهَا لَفِي يَدَيَّ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «الرَّوْضَةُ الْإِسْلَامُ وَالْعَمُودُ عَمُودُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَالْعُرْوُةُ الْوُثْقَى فَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ» فَإِذَا هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ