doing?’ He said: They reply, ‘We left them praising You, glorifying You, and extolling Your majesty.’ He said: He asks, ‘Have they seen Me?’ He said: They reply, ‘No.’ He said: ‘How would it be if they saw Me?’ He said: They reply, ‘If they saw You, they would extol Your majesty and remember You even more fervently.’

He said: He asks, ‘What do they seek?’ They reply, ‘They seek Paradise.’ He said: He asks, ‘Have they seen it?’ He said: They reply, ‘No.’ He said: He asks, ‘How would it be if they saw it?’ He said: They reply, ‘If they saw it, they would be even more eager for it and seek it even more earnestly.’

He said: He asks, ‘From what do they seek refuge?’ He said: They reply, ‘They seek refuge from the Fire.’ He said: He asks, ‘Have they seen it?’ He said: They reply, ‘No.’ He said: He asks, ‘How would it be if they saw it?’ He said: They reply, ‘If they saw it, they would seek refuge from it even more earnestly and flee from it even more urgently.’

He said: He says, ‘I call you to witness that I have forgiven them.’ He said: They reply, ‘Among them is so-and-so, a habitual sinner. He did not intend to join them; he only came for something he needed.’ He said: He says, ‘They are people whose companion will not be wretched.’”

In the two Sahīh collections, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Indeed, Allah