Hadith 23199

حَدَّثَنَا ابنُ أَبي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بنِ سُحَيْمٍ ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ ابنَةِ أَبي الْحَكَمِ الْغِفَارِيِّ ، قَالَتْ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَدْنُو مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى مَا يَكُونُ بيْنَهُ وَبيْنَهاَ قِيدُ ذِرَاعٍ ، فَيَتَكَلَّمُ بالْكَلِمَةِ فَيَتَباعَدُ مِنْهَا أَبعَدَ مِنْ صَنْعَاءَ " .
It is narrated from the daughter of Abu Al-Hakam, may Allah be pleased with him, that I heard the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Sometimes a person comes so close to Paradise that there remains only a distance of one cubit between him and Paradise, but then he utters a word due to which he becomes as far from Paradise as the distance between Mecca and Sana'a, or even farther.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 23199
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده ضعيف لعنعنة محمد بن إسحاق