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2514. Abū ‘Uthmān narrated from Hanzalah Al-Usaidī – and he was one of the scribes of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ – that he passed by Abū Bakr while he was crying, so he (Abū Bakr) said to him: “What is wrong with you, O Hanzalah?” He replied: “Hanzalah has become a hypocrite O Abū Bakr! When we are with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ we remember the Fire and Paradise as if we are looking at them with the naked eye. But when we return we busy ourselves with our wives and livelihood and we forget so much.” He (Abū Bakr) said: “By Allāh! The same thing happens to me. Let us go to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.” (Hanzalah said): “So we went.” When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saw him, he said: “What is wrong with you O Hanzalah?” He said: “Hanzalah has become a hypocrite O Messenger of Allāh! When we are with you we remember the Fire and Paradise as if we can see them with the naked eye. But when we return we are busy with our wives and livelihood, and we forget so much.” He said: “So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘If you were to abide in the state that you are in
when you are with me, then the Angels would shake hands with you in your gatherings, and upon your bedding, and in your paths. But O Hanzalah! There is a time for this and a time for that.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū ‘Eisā said: This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
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What keeps man on the path of righteousness and rectitude is his consciousness and concern for Hell, Paradise and the Hereafter. Once back home and busy with family and other affairs of the world, he loses that intensity and concern for the Hereafter. As for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, he had a firsthand look at both Hell and Paradise. He, therefore, described them with such surety and exactitude that the listener felt as though he were seeing them before his eyes.
