Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 2484

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) states: One day I prayed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He prolonged the standing, although whenever he led us in prayer he would keep it short. Then I saw him reach out his hand as though he were about to take hold of something. After that he went into bowing. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had said the salam and sat down, we too sat around him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I know that the length of my prayer and my standing alarmed you. We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! We heard you saying: 'O my Lord! I am among them.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By the One in whose hand is my soul, everything you have been promised regarding the Hereafter was presented to me while I stood here, until Hell was presented to me. Part of it came towards me until it was level with my place, and I feared that it would cover you, so I said: 'O my Lord! I am among these people.' Then Allah Almighty turned it away from you, and it retreated in pieces like carpets (or rugs). I cast a look into it, and I saw Imran bin Hurthan bin al-Harith, who belonged to Banu Ghifar, reclining on his bow in Hell. I also saw in it the woman of the Himyar tribe, the owner of the cat, who had tied it up; she gave it nothing to eat and nothing to drink (until the cat, being tied up, died of hunger). Ahmad bin Salih says: The correct word is Khurthan.
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Tabarani's teacher Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Rishdin.