Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32445 — Book of Faith

Zubayd (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Harith bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him)! 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." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, every statement has a reality. What is the reality of your faith?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I have begun the morning with my soul having turned away from the world. So I have kept myself awake at night and kept myself thirsty by day. It is as if I am looking at the Throne of my Lord, brought forth for the reckoning, as if I am looking at the people of Paradise visiting one another in Paradise, and as if I am hearing the screams and cries of the people of Hell." The narrator said: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "This is a servant in whose heart faith has filled light. If you have recognised it, then hold fast to it."