Sahih Muslim Book - 49, Hadith - 6967

حَدَّثَنِى إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ سَمِعْتُ أَبِى يُحَدِّثُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْجُرَيْرِىُّ عَنْ أَبِى عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِىِّ عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَوَعَظَنَا فَذَكَّرَ النَّارَ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ جِئْتُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَضَاحَكْتُ الصِّبْيَانَ وَلاَعَبْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ - قَالَ - فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ وَأَنَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا تَذْكُرُ. فَلَقِينَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَافَقَ حَنْظَلَةُ فَقَالَ « مَهْ ». فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِالْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَنَا قَدْ فَعَلْتُ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ فَقَالَ « يَا حَنْظَلَةُ سَاعَةً وَسَاعَةً وَلَوْ كَانَتْ تَكُونُ قُلُوبُكُمْ كَمَا تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الذِّكْرِ لَصَافَحَتْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ حَتَّى تُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى الطُّرُقِ ».

It was narrated that Hanzalah said: "We were with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and he exhorted us, and reminded us of the Fire. Then I came home and laughed with my children and played with my wife. Then I went out and met Abu Bakr, and I mentioned that to him. He said: 'I have done the same as you mentioned.' We met the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Hanzalah has become a hypocrite.' He said: 'Don't speak like that.' So I told him what we had said, and Abu Bakr said: 'I have done the same as he has.' He (s.a.w) said: 'O Hanzalah, there is a time for this and a time for that. If your hearts were always as they are when you are remembering, the angels would shake hands with you and greet you in the streets."'