عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى اللَّهُ بِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَقَالَ مَاذَا عَمِلْتَ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَا عَمِلْتُ مِنْ مِثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ مِنْ خَيْرٍ أَرْجُوكَ بِهَا فَقَالَهَا لَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَيْ رَبِّ كُنْتَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي فَضْلًا مِنْ مَالٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَكُنْتُ أُبَايِعُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ مِنْ خُلُقِي أَتَجَاوَزُ عَنْهُ وَكُنْتُ أُيَسِّرُ عَلَى الْمُوسِرِ وَأُنْظِرُ الْمُعْسِرَ فَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَحْنُ أَوْلَى بِذَلِكَ مِنْكَ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْ عَبْدِي فَغُفِرَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ هَكَذَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man was presented before Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty asked him: What deed did you perform in the world? He replied: I did not perform any good deed, not even as much as a particle, on which I could pin my hopes. Allah Almighty repeated this question three times. On the third time, he said: O my Lord! You had given me abundant wealth in the world, so I used to engage in business transactions with people. My method was that I would show leniency to the wealthy and grant respite to the destitute. Allah Almighty said: We are more deserving of showing good conduct to you. Angels! Forgive My servant. Thus, he was forgiven. Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say this in the same way.