Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 14376

Sayyiduna Nafi' bin Abd al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I went out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he entered a garden. He said: "Look after the door." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came in, sat on the edge of the well and let both his legs hang down into the well. There was a knock at the door. I asked: "Who is it?" The man said: "Abu Bakr." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) has come." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give him permission and give him the glad tidings." The narrator says: that is, give him the glad tidings of Paradise. The narrator says: I gave him permission and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. The narrator states: He came in and sat on the edge of the well with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he too let his legs hang down into the well. Then there was a knock at the door. I asked: "Who is it?" The man said: "Umar." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) has come." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give him permission and give him the glad tidings of Paradise." The narrator says: I gave him permission and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. The narrator states: He too came in and sat on the edge of the well with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he too let both his legs hang down into the well. The narrator says: Then there was a knock at the door. I asked: "Who is it?" He said: "Uthman." I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) has come." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give him permission and give him the glad tidings of Paradise, and he will also face a trial." I gave him permission to come in and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. He too sat on the edge of the well with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he too let both his legs hang down into the well. (Allamah Haythami) says: I say: Abu Dawud recorded part of this narration.
Ahmad recorded it, and Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat in abridged form. The narrators of Ahmad are the narrators of the Sahih.