Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Khursha bin Harr narrates: He says, I came to Madinah Munawwarah and sat in the mosque with some elderly people who were companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He says, an elderly man came leaning on a staff. The people said, "Whoever wishes to see a man of Paradise, let him look at him." The narrator says, he stood behind a pillar and performed two rak‘ahs. I got up and went to him and said, "Some people are saying this about you." He replied, "Allah, the Exalted, will admit whomever He wills into Paradise, but I saw a dream in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. I saw that a man came to me and said, 'Come.' I went with him. He took me to a wide path. On my left side, another path branched off. I wanted to walk on that path, but it was said, 'You are not among the people of that path.' Then on my right side, another path branched off. I walked on that path until I reached a smooth mountain. That man took my hand and made me climb until I reached its peak, but I could not stay there and my feet were not steady. Meanwhile, I saw an iron pillar with a golden ring at its top. That man took my hand and pushed me until I grabbed the ring. He said, 'Hold it firmly.' I said, 'Alright.' He struck the pillar with his foot and I held the ring tightly. I narrated this dream to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said, 'You have seen something good. The wide path is the plain of Resurrection, and the path that branched to your left is the path of the people of Hell, and you are not among them. The path that branched to your right is the path of the people of Paradise, and the smooth mountain is the station of the martyrs, and the ring you held is the ring of Islam. Hold it firmly until death comes to you.'" That elderly companion said, "I hope that I am among the people of Paradise." The narrator says, it became known that this companion was Abdullah bin Salam, may Allah be pleased with him.