Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6383

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِقُتَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ ، عَنْ خَرَشَةَ بْنِ الْحُرِّ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي حَلَقَةٍ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، قَالَ : وَفِيهَا شَيْخٌ حَسَنُ الْهَيْئَةِ ، وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ حَدِيثًا حَسَنًا ، قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَ الْقَوْمُ : مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا ، قَالَ فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ لأَتْبَعَنَّهُ فَلأَعْلَمَنَّ مَكَانَ بَيْتِهِ ، قَالَ فَتَبِعْتُهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ ، قَالَ : فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذِنَ لِي ، فَقَالَ : مَا حَاجَتُكَ ؟ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : سَمِعْتُ الْقَوْمَ يَقُولُونَ لَكَ ، لَمَّا قُمْتَ : مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا ، فَأَعْجَبَنِي أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَكَ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكَ مِمَّ قَالُوا ذَاكَ ، إِنِّي بَيْنَمَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ ، إِذْ أَتَانِي رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لِي : قُمْ ، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ ،قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَنَا بِجَوَادَّ عَنْ شِمَالِي ، قَالَ : فَأَخَذْتُ لِآخُذَ فِيهَا ، فَقَالَ لِي لاَ تَأْخُذْ فِيهَا فَإِنَّهَا طُرُقُ أَصْحَابِ الشِّمَالِ ، قَالَ فَإِذَا جَوَادُّ مَنْهَجٌ عَلَى يَمِينِي ، فَقَالَ لِي : خُذْ هَاهُنَا ، فَأَتَى بِي جَبَلاً ، فَقَالَ لِيَ : اصْعَدْ ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلْتُ إِذَا أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَصْعَدَ خَرَرْتُ عَلَى اسْتِي ، قَالَ : حَتَّى فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ بِي حَتَّى أَتَى بِي عَمُودًا ، رَأْسُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَأَسْفَلُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ ، فِي أَعْلاَهُ حَلْقَةٌ ، فَقَالَ لِيَ : اصْعَدْ فَوْقَ هَذَا ، قَالَ قُلْتُ : كَيْفَ أَصْعَدُ هَذَا ؟ وَرَأْسُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ ، قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَزَجَلَ بِي ، قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَنَا مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِالْحَلْقَةِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ الْعَمُودَ فَخَرَّ ، قَالَ وَبَقِيتُ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِالْحَلْقَةِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتُ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَمَّا الطُّرُقُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ عَنْ يَسَارِكَ , فَهِيَ طُرُقُ أَصْحَابِ الشِّمَالِ ، قَالَ : وَأَمَّا الطُّرُقُ الَّتِي رَأَيْتَ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ فَهِيَ طُرُقُ أَصْحَابِ الْيَمِينِ ، وَأَمَّا الْجَبَلُ فَهُوَ مَنْزِلُ الشُّهَدَاءِ ، وَلَنْ تَنَالَهُ ، وَأَمَّا الْعَمُودُ فَهُوَ عَمُودُ الإِسْلاَمِ ، وَأَمَّا الْعُرْوَةُ فَهِيَ عُرْوَةُ الإِسْلاَمِ , وَلَنْ تَزَالَ مُتَمَسِّكًا بِهَا حَتَّى تَمُوتَ.

It was narrated that Kharashah bin Al-Hurr said: "I was sitting in a circle in the Masjid of Al-Madinah, and in it there was a Shaikh who was of a handsome appearance. And he was 'Abdullah bin Salam. He started telling them good things and when he left, the people said: 'Whoever would like to look at a man from among the people of Paradise, let him look at this man.' I said: 'By Allah, I shall follow him and find out where his house is.' So I followed him, and he set out until he almost left Al-Madinah, then he entered his house. I asked permission to enter, and he gave me permission. He said: 'What do you want, O son of my brother?' I said: 'I heard the people saying of you when you left: "Whoever would like to look at a man from among the people of Paradise, let him look at this man," and I wanted to be with you."' "He said: 'Allah knows best who the people of Paradise are, but I will tell you why they said that. While I was sleeping, a man came to me and said: "Get up." He took me by the hand and I went with him. I saw paths to my left, and I was about to follow them, but he said to me: "Do not follow them, for they are the paths of those of the Left Hand."[l]Then I saw clear and straight paths on my right, and he said to me: "Follow these.'' He brought me to a mountain, and he said to me: "Climb up.'' But when I wanted to climb, I fell on my buttocks, and this happened several times. Then he brought me to a pillar, the head of which was in the sky and its base was on the ground, at the top of it there was a ring." He said to me: "Climb to the top of this." I said: "How can I climb this when its top is in the sky?" He took hold of my hand and pushed me up. Then I was hanging on to that ring. Then he struck the pillar and it fell down, but I carried on holding on to the ring, until morning came. I went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him about that, and he said: "As for the paths on your left, they are the paths of those on the Left Hand. As for the paths which you saw on your right, they are the paths of those on the Right Hand. As for the mountain, it is the status of the martyrs, which you will never attain. As for the pillar, it is the pillar of Islam, and as for the handhold, it is the handhold of Islam, and you will continue to adhere to it until you die."'