Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6212

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ ، قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حَائِطِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ , يَرْكُزُ بِعُودٍ مَعَهُ بَيْنَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ ، إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : افْتَحْ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ، قَالَ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ ، فَقَالَ : افْتَحْ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ : فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ ، فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ، ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ ، قَالَ فَجَلَسَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : افْتَحْ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تَكُونُ , قَالَ : فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ ، قَالَ : فَفَتَحْتُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ، قَالَ : وَقُلْتُ الَّذِي قَالَ ، فَقَالَ : اللَّهُمَّ صَبْرًا ، أَوِ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ.

It was narrated that Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari said: While the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was in one of the gardens of Al-Madinah, driving a stick into the ground, a man asked for the gate to be opened. He said: "Open up, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise.'' It was Abu Bakr, so I opened (the gate) and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then another man asked for the gate to be opened, and he said: "Open up, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise." I went and saw that it was 'Umar, so I opened (the gate) and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then another man asked for the gate to be opened. The Prophet (s.a.w) sat up and said: "Open up, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise because of some turmoil that he will have to face." I went and saw that it was 'Uthman bin 'Affan. I opened (the gate) and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. I said what he had said and he said: O Allah, grant patience, and Allah is the One Whose help we seek.