أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ الْمُخْتَارِ ابْنِ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ صَلَّی بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي إِمَامُکُمْ فَلَا تُبَادِرُونِي بِالرُّکُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ وَلَا بِالِانْصِرَافِ فَإِنِّي أَرَاکُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَضَحِکْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَکَيْتُمْ کَثِيرًا قُلْنَا مَا رَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1368
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم led us in prayer one day, then he turned to face us and said: am your Imam, so do not hasten bow or prostrate or stand or leave before I do. I can see you in front of me and behind me.’ Then be said: ‘By the One in Whose band is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much.’ We said: ‘What have you seen, Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم?’ He said: ‘Paradise and Hell.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020