حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ، قَالَ : إِنَّ آخِرَ مَنْ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ لَرَجُلٌ يَمْشِي عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ فَيَنْكَبُّ مَرَّةً وَيَمْشِي مَرَّةً ، تَسْفَعُهُ النَّارُ مَرَّةً ، فَإِذَا جَاوَزَ الصِّرَاطَ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهَا ، فَقَالَ : تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي نَجَّانِي مِنْكِ ، لَقَدْ أَعْطَانِي مَا لَمْ يُعْطِ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ ، قَالَ : فَتُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا ، فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ عَبْدِ ، فَلَعَلِّي إِنْ أَدْنَيْتُكَ تَسْأَلُنِي غَيْرَهَا ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا يَا رَبِّ ، فَيُعَاهِدُهُ أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلَهُ غَيْرَهَا ، وَالرَّبُّ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَسْأَلُهُ لِأَنَّهُ يَرَى مَا لَا صَبْرَ لَهُ ، فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا ، ثُمَّ تُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهَا ، فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ عَبْدِ ، أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ هَذِهِ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهَا ، فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا ، فَتُرْفَعُ لَهُ شَجَرَةٌ عِنْدَ بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ هِيَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهَا ، فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ أَدْنِنِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَسْتَظِلَّ بِظِلِّهَا ، وَأَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَائِهَا فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ عَبْدِ أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ هَذِهِ لَا أَسْأَلُكَ غَيْرَهَا ، فَيُعَاهِدُهُ - وَالرَّبُّ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ سَيَسْأَلُهُ غَيْرَهَا لِأَنَّهُ يَرَى مَا لَا صَبْرَ لَهُ - فَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْهَا ، فَيَسْمَعُ أَصْوَاتَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ ، الْجَنَّةَ الْجَنَّةَ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ عَبْدِي ، أَلَمْ تُعَاهِدْنِي أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلَنِي غَيْرَهَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ ، أَدْخِلْنِي الْجَنَّةَ فَيَقُولُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى : مَا يَصْرِينِي مِنْكَ أَيْ عَبْدِي ، أَيُرْضِيكَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَكَ الدُّنْيَا وَمِثْلَهَا مَعَهَا ؟ قَالَ : فَيَقُولُ : أَتَهْزَأُ بِي وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ ؟ فَضَحِكَ عَبْدُ اللهِ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَلَا تَسْأَلُونِي لِمَ ضَحِكْتُ ؟ قَالُوا : لِمَ ضَحِكْتَ ؟ قَالَ : لِضَحِكِ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the last person to enter Paradise will be a man who walks on the Bridge (al-Sirat): sometimes he falls, sometimes he walks, and sometimes the Fire scorches him. Then when he has crossed it, he will turn to look at it and say: 'Blessed is the One who has saved me from you! Allah has given me what He has not given to anyone among the first and the last.' Then a tree will be shown to him, and on seeing it he will say: 'O my Lord, bring me near to this tree so that I may stay in its shade and drink of its water.' Allah Almighty will say: 'O My servant, perhaps if I bring you near to it, you will ask Me for something else?' He will say: 'No, O my Lord.' And he will make a covenant with Allah that he will not ask for anything besides it, while the Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, knows that he will soon ask, because he is seeing something for which he has no patience. So Allah will bring him near to it. Then another tree, more beautiful than the first, will be shown to him, and he will say: 'O my Lord, bring me near to this tree so that I may stay in its shade and drink of its water.' Allah Almighty will say: 'O My servant, did you not make a covenant with Me that you would not ask for anything besides it?' He will say: 'O my Lord, just this one (grant it); I will not ask for anything besides it.' So Allah will bring him near to it. Then another tree will be raised up near the gate of Paradise, more beautiful than all of them, and he will say: 'O my Lord, bring me near to this tree so that I may stay in its shade and drink of its water.' Allah Almighty will say: 'O My servant, did you not make a covenant with Me that you would not ask for anything besides it?' He will say: 'O my Lord, just this one (grant it); I will not ask for anything besides it.' He will make a covenant with Allah, while the Lord Almighty knows that he will ask for more besides it, because he is seeing blessings for which he has no patience. So Allah will bring him near to it, and he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise and say: 'O my Lord, Paradise, Paradise!' Allah Almighty will say: 'O My servant, did you not make a covenant with Me that you would not ask for anything besides it?' He will say: 'O my Lord, admit me into Paradise.' Then Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will say: 'O My servant, what will put an end to your asking? Will it please you that I give you the whole world and another like it along with it?' He will say: 'Are You mocking me, when You are the Lord of Might?'" After this, Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) laughed (while narrating this) until his molars showed. Then he asked: "Will you not ask me why I laughed?" The people asked: "Why did you laugh?" He said: "Because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed (in the same way)."