Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6381

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عُبَادٍ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فِي نَاسٍ ، فِيهِمْ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فِي وَجْهِهِ أَثَرٌ مِنْ خُشُوعٍ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ : هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَتَجَوَّزُ فِيهِمَا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ ، فَدَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ ، وَدَخَلْتُ ، فَتَحَدَّثْنَا ، فَلَمَّا اسْتَأْنَسَ قُلْتُ لَهُ : إِنَّكَ لَمَّا دَخَلْتَ قَبْلُ ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ اللهِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا لاَ يَعْلَمُ ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ لِمَ ذَاكَ ؟ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ، رَأَيْتُنِي فِي رَوْضَةٍ ، ذَكَرَ سَعَتَهَا وَعُشْبَهَا وَخُضْرَتَهَا ، وَوَسْطَ الرَّوْضَةِ عَمُودٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ، أَسْفَلُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ ، وَأَعْلاَهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ ، فِي أَعْلاَهُ عُرْوَةٌ ، فَقِيلَ لِي : ارْقَهْ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ ، فَجَاءَنِي مِنْصَفٌ ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ : وَالْمِنْصَفُ الْخَادِمُ ، فَقَالَ بِثِيَابِي مِنْ خَلْفِي ، وَصَفَ أَنَّهُ رَفَعَهُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ بِيَدِهِ ، فَرَقِيتُ حَتَّى كُنْتُ فِي أَعْلَى الْعَمُودِ ، فَأَخَذْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ ، فَقِيلَ لِيَ : اسْتَمْسِكْ. فَلَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَإِنَّهَا لَفِي يَدِي ، فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : تِلْكَ الرَّوْضَةُ الإِسْلاَمُ ، وَذَلِكَ الْعَمُودُ عَمُودُ الإِسْلاَمِ ، وَتِلْكَ الْعُرْوَةُ عُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ. قَالَ : وَالرَّجُلُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ.

It was narrated that Qais bin 'Ubad said: "I was in Al-Madinah with some people, among whom were some Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w) 'when a man came whose face showed signs of the fear of Allah. Some of the people said: 'This man is one of the people of Paradise, this man is one of the people of Paradise.' He prayed two Rak'ah, making them short, then he went out. I followed him, and he entered his house, and I entered, and we spoke together. When he was at ease, I said to him: 'When you came in before, a man said such-and-such.' He said: 'Subhan Allah! No one should say what he does not know.' He said: 'Shall I tell you why that is? I saw a dream at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ' and I told him about it. I saw myself in a garden' - and he mentioned its vastness and richness and lushness- 'and in the middle of the garden there was a pillar of iron. Its base was in the earth and its top was in the sky, and at the top of it, there was a handhold. It was said to me: "Climb it." I said: "I cannot." Then a helper came to me and he pushed me up from behind. So I climbed until I was at the top of the pillar, and I took hold of the handhold. It was said to me: "Hold it tightly." "I woke up and it was in my hand. I told the Prophet (s.a.w) about it, and he said: 'That garden is Islam, and that pillar is the pillar of Islam, and that handhold is the most trustworthy handhold. You will remain a Muslim until you die.'" He said: "And the man was 'Abdullah bin Salam."