(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ ، عَنْ
أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ، وَقَدْ انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْنَا ، فَقَالَ : " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنِّي إِمَامُكُمْ فَلَا تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ ، وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ ، وَلَا بِالْقِيَامِ ، وَلَا بِالْقُعُودِ ، وَلَا بِالِانْصِرَافِ ، فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِي وَمِنْ خَلْفِي ، وَايْمُ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ ، لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا " ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , وَمَا رَأَيْتَ ؟ ، قَالَ : " رَأَيْتُ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards us after finishing the prayer and said: O people! I am your Imam, so do not go ahead of me in bowing, prostration, standing, sitting, or ending the prayer, because I see you from in front of me as well as from behind me. And by the One in Whose hand is my soul, if you had seen what I have seen, you would laugh little and weep much. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What have you seen? He replied: I have seen Paradise and Hell with my own eyes.