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2382. Al-Walīd bin Abī Al-Walīd Abū ‘Uthmān Al-Madā’īnī narrated that ‘Uqbah bin Muslim narrated to him, that Shufaiy Al-Aṣbahī narrated that he entered Al-Madinah and saw a man around whom the people had gathered. He asked: “Who is this?” They said: “Abū Hurairah.” (He said): So I got close to him until I was sitting in front of him as he was narrating to the people. When he was silent and alone, I said to him: “I ask you in absolute truth[1] if you would narrate to me a Hadīth which you heard from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, that you understand and know.” So Abū Hurairah said: “You want me to narrate a Hadīth to you which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ narrated to me that I understand and know.” Then Abū Hurairah began sobbing profusely. We sat for a while, then he recovered and said: “I shall narrate to you a Hadīth which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ narrated in this House, while there was no one with us other than he and I.” Then, again, Abū Hurairah began sobbing severely. Then he recovered, and wiped his face, and said: “You want me to narrate to you a Hadīth which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ narrated while he and I were sitting in this House, and no one was with us but he and I.” Then Abū Hurairah began sobbing severely. Then he bent, falling on his face, so I supported him for a long time. Then he recovered and said: “The Messenger of Allāh narrated to me, that on the Day of Judgement, Allāh, Most High, will descend to His slaves to judge between them. Every nation shall be kneeling. The first of those who will be called before him will be a man who memorized the Qur’ān, and a man who was killed in Allāh’s cause, and a wealthy man. Allāh will say to the reciter: ‘Did I not teach you what I revealed to My Messenger?’ He says: ‘Of course O Lord!’ He says: ‘Then what did you do with what you learned?' He said: 'I would stand (in prayer reciting) with it during all hours of the night and all hours of the day.' Then Allāh would say to him: 'You have lied.' And the angels will say: 'You have lied.' Allāh will say to him: 'Rather, you wanted it to be said that so-and-so is a reciter. And that was said.' The person with the wealth will be brought, and Allāh will say to him: 'Was I not so generous with you, such that I did not leave you having a need from anyone?' He will say: 'Of course O Lord!' He says: 'Then what did you do with what I gave to you?' He says: 'I would nurture the ties of kinship and give charity.' Then Allāh will say to him: 'You have lied.' And the angels will say to him: 'You have lied.' Allāh, Most High, will say: 'Rather, you wanted it to be said that so-and-so is so generous, and that was said.' Then the one who was killed in Allāh's cause shall be brought, and Allāh will say to him: 'For what were you killed?' So he says: 'I was commanded to fight in Your cause, so I fought until I was killed.' Allāh [Most High] will say to him: 'You have lied.' And the angels will say to him: 'You have lied.' Allāh [Most High] will say: 'Rather, you wanted it to be said that so-and-so is brave, and that was said.' "Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ hit me on my knees and said: 'O Abū Hurairah! These first three are the creatures of Allāh with whom the fire will be enflamed on the Day of Judgement.” Al-Walīd Abū ‘Uthmān Al-Madā’īnī said: “So ‘Uqbah bin Muslim informed me that Shufaiy, is the one who entered upon Mu‘āwiyah to inform him about this.” Abū ‘Uthmān said: “And Al-‘Alā’ bin Abī Hākīm narrated to me that he was the executioner for Mu‘āwiyah, he said: ‘So a man entered upon him, and informed him of this from Abū Hurairah. Then Mu‘āwiyah said: “This has been done with these people, then how about with those who remain among the people?” Then Mu‘āwiyah began weeping so intensely, that we thought that he will kill himself with excessive weeping. We said: “This man came to us to cause evil.” Then Mu‘āwiyah recovered, wiped off his face and said: “Allāh and His Messenger told the truth: Whosoever desires the life of the world and its glitter, to them We shall pay in full (the wages of) their deeds therein, and they shall have no diminution therein. They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but Fire, and vain are the deeds they did therein. And of no effect is that which they used to do.”[1] (Sahīh) [Abū ‘Eīsā said:] This Ḥadīth is Hasan Gharīb.