Sahih Muslim Book - 1, Hadith - 473

و حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ يَعْنِي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ الْفَقِيرُ قَالَ كُنْتُ قَدْ شَغَفَنِي رَأْيٌ مِنْ رَأْيِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَخَرَجْنَا فِي عِصَابَةٍ ذَوِي عَدَدٍ نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَحُجَّ ثُمَّ نَخْرُجَ عَلَى النَّاسِ قَالَ فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَإِذَا جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ الْقَوْمَ جَالِسٌ إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ ذَكَرَ الْجَهَنَّمِيِّينَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي تُحَدِّثُونَ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ { إِنَّكَ مَنْ تُدْخِلْ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ } وَ{ كُلَّمَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا أُعِيدُوا فِيهَا } فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي تَقُولُونَ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَتَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ بِمَقَامِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام يَعْنِي الَّذِي يَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ مَقَامُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَحْمُودُ الَّذِي يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ بِهِ مَنْ يُخْرِجُ قَالَ ثُمَّ نَعَتَ وَضْعَ الصِّرَاطِ وَمَرَّ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَأَخَافُ أَنْ لَا أَكُونَ أَحْفَظُ ذَاكَ قَالَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ قَوْمًا يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ النَّارِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا فِيهَا قَالَ يَعْنِي فَيَخْرُجُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ عِيدَانُ السَّمَاسِمِ قَالَ فَيَدْخُلُونَ نَهَرًا مِنْ أَنْهَارِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَغْتَسِلُونَ فِيهِ فَيَخْرُجُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ الْقَرَاطِيسُ فَرَجَعْنَا قُلْنَا وَيْحَكُمْ أَتُرَوْنَ الشَّيْخَ يَكْذِبُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَجَعْنَا فَلَا وَاللَّهِ مَا خَرَجَ مِنَّا غَيْرُ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ.

Yazid Al-Faqir said: "I was infatuated with the views of the Khawarij. We set out with a large group, intending to perform Hajj, and then go and promote the views of the Khawarij to the people. We passed through Al-Madinah, and there we saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah narrating to the people from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), sitting by a pillar, and he mentioned the Jahannamiyyin. I said to him: 'O Companion of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)! What is this that you are narrating, when Allah says: "Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him... and: "Every time they wish to get away there from, they will be put back thereto..."? "What is this that you are saying?' He said: 'Do you read the Qur'an?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Have you heard of the station of Muhammad (s.a.w) - meaning, to which Allah will raise him?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'That is the station of praise and glory belonging to Muhammad (s.a.w), by means of which Allah will bring out whomever He wishes to bring out (from the Fire).' Then he described how the Sirat (the Bridge over Hell) will be set up, and the people will cross over it." He said: "I am afraid that I did not memorize that. But he said that some people would be brought forth from the Fire after having been in it. They will come out as if they are branches of sesame. Then they will go into one of the rivers of Paradise, where they will wash themselves, then they will emerge (white and clean) like sheets of paper. We went back like and said: 'Woe to you people! Do you think that this old man would tell lies about the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)?' So we returned, and by Allah none of us went out (to promote the views of the Khawarij) apart from one man." - Or as Abu Nu'aim said.