[Machine] I arrived in the city and sat with a sheikha in the mosque of the Prophet ﷺ . Then, an old man leaned on a staff came and some people said to him, "This is a man from the people of Paradise." He stood behind a pillar and prayed two units of prayer. I approached him and said, "Some people claim that you are a man from the people of Paradise." He replied, "Paradise belongs to Allah, He admits whomever He wills. I had a vision during the time of the Prophet ﷺ . I saw a man who told me to follow him, so I went with him. He took me on a great journey and a path appeared to me on my left, and I wanted to take it. He said, 'You are not from its people.' Then, another path appeared to me on my right, and I followed it until I reached a slippery mountain. He held my hand and shook me. Suddenly, I found myself on the edge of the mountain, without feeling any fear or lose my balance. Then, I saw a golden pillar at its highest point. He held my hand and shook me until I grabbed the pillar. I narrated this story to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, 'You have seen good. As for the great journey, it is the Day of Resurrection. As for the path that appeared to you on your left, it is the path of the people of Hell, and you are not from its people. As for the path that appeared to you on your right, it is the path of the people of Paradise, and you are from its people. As for the slippery mountain, it is the place of martyrs. As for the pillar you held onto, it is the pillar of Islam, and you are holding onto it by the will of Allah until you die. I hope that I will be one of the people of Paradise.' And he was Abdullah ibn Salam."
قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى شِيَخَةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَاءَ شَيْخٌ يَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَى عَصًا فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقَامَ خَلْفَ سَارِيَةٍ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ زَعَمَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ أَنَّكَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ الْجَنَّةُ لِلَّهِ يُدْخِلُهَا مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَانِي فَقَالَ لِي انْطَلِقْ فَذَهَبَ بِي فَأَخَذَنِي مَنْهَجًا عَظِيمًا فَعُرِضَتْ لِي طَرِيقٌ عَنْ يَسَارِي فَأَرَدْتُ أَسْلُكَهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا ثُمَّ عُرِضَتْ لِي طَرِيقٌ أُخْرَى عَنْ يَمِينِي فَسَلَكْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى جَبَلٍ زَلَقٍ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَزَجَّلَ بِي فَإِذَا أَنَا عَلَى ذِرْوَتِهِ فَلَمْ أَتَقَارَّ وَلَمْ أَتَمَالَكْ وَإِذَا أَنَا بِعَمُودٍ فِي أَعْلَاهُ عُرْوَةٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَزَجَّلَ بِي حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «رَأَيْتُ خَيْرًا أَمَا الْمَنْهَجُ الْعَظِيمُ فَالْمَحْشَرُ وَأَمَّا الطَّرِيقُ الَّتِي عُرِضَتْ لَكَ عَنْ يَسَارٍ فَطَرِيقُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَلَسْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا وَأَمَّا الطَّرِيقُ الَّتِي عُرِضَتْ لَكَ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ فَطَرِيقُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمَّا الْجَبَلُ الزَّلَقُ فَمَنْزِلُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَأَمَّا الْعُرْوَةُ الَّتِي اسْتَمْسَكْتَ بِهَا فَعُرْوَةُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَنْتَ مُسْتَمْسِكٌ بِهَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ وَأَنَا أَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ» وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ