حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ : إِنَّ آخِرَ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ ، رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ مَرَّةً ، وَيَكْبُو مَرَّةً ، وَتَسْفَعُهُ النَّارُ مَرَّةً ، فَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهَا قَالَ : الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي نَجَّانِي مِنْكِ ، لَقَدْ أَعْطَانِيَ اللهُ شَيْئًا لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ ، وَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ ، فَتُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ : يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ ، لَعَلِّي إِنْ أَدْنَيْتُكَ مِنْهَا أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا ، فَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ ، وَرَبُّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَسْأَلُهُ غَيْرَهَا ؛ لِأَنَّهُ يَرَى مَا لَا صَبْرَ لَهُ ، فَيُدْنِيهِ اللهُ مِنْهَا ، فَيَسْتَظِلُّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ أُخْرَى هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ تِلْكَ الشَّجَرَةِ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، أَدْنِنِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ ، فَأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ : يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : بَلَى ، أَيْ رَبِّ ، وَلَكِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ ، لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهَا ، فَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ ، وَرَبُّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَسْأَلُهُ غَيْرَهَا ، وَرَبُّهُ يَعْذِرُهُ ؛ لِأَنَّهُ يَرَى مَا لَا صَبْرَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَيُدْنِيهِ اللهُ مِنْهَا ، فَيَسْتَظِلُّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ عَلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ تِلْكَ الشَّجَرَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، أَدْنِنِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ : يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْ أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ ، فَأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ لَهُ : لَعَلِّي إِنْ أَدْنَيْتُكَ مِنْهَا أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا ، فَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ غَيْرَهَا ، وَرَبُّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَسْأَلُهُ غَيْرَهَا ، وَرَبُّهُ يَعْذِرُهُ ؛ لِأَنَّهُ يَرَى مَا لَا صَبْرَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا فَيَسْمَعُ أَصْوَاتَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ ، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ : أَيَسُرُّكَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ الدُّنْيَا وَمِثْلَهَا مَعَهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، أَتَسْتَهْزِئُ بِي وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ؟ قَالَ : إِنِّي لَا أَسْتَهْزِئُ بِكَ ، وَلَكِنِّي عَلَى مَا أَشَاءُ قَادِرٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The last person to enter Paradise will be a man who will sometimes walk on the Sirat, sometimes stumble, and sometimes the Fire will scorch him. Then, when he has crossed it and turns to look back at it, he will say: 'All praise is for Allah, who has saved me from you. Allah has given me a blessing that He has not given to anyone among the first or the last.' Then a tree will be shown to him, and he will say: 'O my Lord, bring me near this tree so that I may rest in its shade and drink of its water.' Allah Almighty will say: 'O son of Adam, if I bring you near it, perhaps you will ask Me for something else besides it?' He will promise that he will not ask for anything besides it, while his Lord knows that he will soon ask for something else, because he is seeing things over which he will not be able to restrain himself. So Allah will bring him near that tree, and he will sit in its shade and drink of its water. Then another tree will be raised up for him, more beautiful than the first, and he will say: 'O my Lord, bring me near this tree so that I may stay in its shade and drink of its water.' Allah Almighty will say: 'O son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask for anything besides it?' He will say: 'Yes, O my Lord, but now I will not ask for anything besides this one.' He will promise again that he will not ask for anything besides it, while his Lord knows that he will soon ask for something else, and his Lord will excuse him, because he is seeing blessings over which he cannot restrain himself. So Allah will bring him near it, and he will enjoy its shade and its water. Then another tree will appear at the gate of Paradise, far more beautiful than the first two, and he will say: 'O my Lord, bring me near this tree so that I may sit in its shade and drink of its water.' Allah Almighty will say: 'O son of Adam, did you not promise that you would not ask for anything besides it?' He will say: 'O my Lord, just bring me near it.' Allah Almighty will say: 'If I bring you near it, perhaps you will ask for something else?' He will promise again that he will not ask for anything besides it, while his Lord knows that he will soon ask for something else, and his Lord will excuse him, because he is seeing something over which he cannot restrain himself. Allah will bring him near it, and from there he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise, and he will say: 'O my Lord, admit me into Paradise.' Allah Almighty will say: 'Would it please you if I gave you the whole world and another world like it along with it?' He will say: 'O my Lord, are You mocking me, while You are the Lord of the worlds?'" The narrator says: Allah Almighty will say: "I am not mocking you; rather, I have power over whatever I will."