Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32443 — Book of Faith

Muhammad bin Salih al-Ansari said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) met Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Awf bin Malik! In what state have you begun the morning?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have begun the morning as a true believer." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, every statement has a reality. What is the reality of this?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Have I not held my soul back from the world? I have kept myself awake at night and kept myself thirsty in the intense heat of midday. It is as if I am looking at the Throne of my Lord, as if I am looking at the people of Paradise visiting one another in it, and as if I am looking at the people of Hell screaming in it." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have known and you have believed, so hold fast to it."