(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادٌ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا
حُمَيْدٌ ، عَنْ
أَنَسٍ : أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ الْبُرْهَةَ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ بِالْعَمَلِ الَّذِي لَوْ مَاتَ عَلَيْهِ ، دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ، فَإِذَا كَانَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ ، تَحَوَّلَ فَعَمِلَ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ، فَمَاتَ ، فَدَخَلَ النَّارَ ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ الْبُرْهَةَ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ بِالْعَمَلِ الَّذِي لَوْ مَاتَ عَلَيْهِ دَخَلَ النَّارَ ، فَإِذَا كَانَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ تَحَوَّلَ ، فَعَمِلَ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَمَاتَ ، فَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sometimes a person spends his entire life or a long period of time performing good deeds, so that if he were to die in that state, he would enter Paradise. But then a change occurs in him and he becomes involved in sins. Similarly, a man remains involved in such sins for a long period of time that if he were to die in that state, he would enter Hell, but then a change occurs in him and he becomes engaged in good deeds.