- (إنّ أدنَى أهلِ الجنَّةِ منزلةً: رجلٌ صرفَ اللهُ وجهَه عن النارِ قِبَل الجنةِ، ومثّل له شجرةً ذاتَ ظلٍّ، فقالَ: أيْ ربِّ! قدِّمني إلى هذه الشجرةِ؛ فأكونَ في ظلِّها! فقال الله: هل عسيتَ إن فعلتُ أن تسألني غيرها؟ قال: لا وعزَّتكَ! فقدَّمه اللهُ إليها، ومثّل له شجرةً ذاتَ ظلٍّ وثَمرٍ، فقال: أيْ ربِّ! قدّمني إلى هذِه الشجرةِ؛ أكونُ في ظلّها، وآكلُ من ثَمَرها! فقال اللهُ له: هل عسيْتَ إن أعطيتُك ذلكَ أن تسأَلني غيرَه؟ فيقولُ: لا وعزَّتك! فيقدِّمه اللهُ إليها، فتُمثّل له شجرةٌ أخرى ذات ظلٍّ وثمرٍ وماءٍ، فيقولُ: أيْ ربّ! قدّمني إلى هذه الشّجرةِ؛ أكونُ في ظلّها، وآكلُ من ثمرها، وأشربُ من مائها! فيقولُ له: هل عسيتَ إن فعلتُ أن تسأَلني غيرَه؟ فيقولُ: لا وعزَّتك! لا أسأَلكَ غيرَه. فيقدِّمه اللهُ إليها، فيبرز له بابُ الجنّةِ، فيقولُ: أيْ ربِّ! قدّمني إلى بابِ الجنّة؟ فأكونَ تحتَ نجافِ الجنّة، وأَنظرَ إلى أهلها! فيقدّمه اللهُ إليها، فيرَى أهلَ الجنّةِ وما فيها، فيقولُ: أيْ ربِّ! أدْخِلني الجنّةَ. قال: فيدخلُه اللهُ الجنّةَ، قال: فإذا دخلَ الجنّةَ قال: هذا لي؟! قال: فيقولُ الله عزّ وجلّ له: تمنَّ! فيتمنَّى، ويذكِّره اللهُ: سلْ من كذا وكذا؛ حتّى إذا انقطعت به الأمانيُّ؛ قال اللهُ عزّ وجلّ: هو لكَ، وعشَرةُ أمثالهِ. قال: ثمّ يدخلُ الجنّةَ، يدخلُ عليه زوجتَاه من الحورِ العين، فيقولانِ له: الحمْدُ لله الذي أَحياك لنا، وأحيانا لكَ! فيقولُ: ما أُعطِيَ أحدٌ مثْلَ ما أُعطيتُ! قال: وأَدنى أهلِ النّار عذَاباً؟ يُنْعَلُ من نارٍ بنعلينِ؛ يغْلي دماغُه من حرارةِ نعْلَيه) .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The description of the person with the lowest rank among the people of Paradise is as follows. Allah, the Exalted, will turn his face away from Hell and towards Paradise, and he will see the likeness of a shady tree. He will say: O my Lord! Bring me to that tree so that I may rest in its shade. Allah, the Exalted, will say: If I do that, will you not ask for anything more? He will say: By Your honor, I will not ask for more. Allah will bring him to that tree. Then he will see another shady and fruit-bearing tree, and he will say: O my Lord! Bring me closer to that tree so that I may enjoy its shade and eat its fruit. Allah will say: If I grant you this, will you not ask for anything more? He will say: By Your honor, I will not. Allah will bring him there. Then he will see the likeness of a tree with shade, fruit, and water, and he will say: O my Lord! Bring me closer to that tree so that I may rest in its shade, eat its fruit, and drink its water. Allah will say: If I do that, will you not ask for anything more? He will say: By Your honor, I will not. Allah will bring him to that tree. From there, he will see the gate of Paradise, and he will say: O my Lord! Bring me to the gate of Paradise so that I may sit under the shade of Paradise and see the people of Paradise. Allah will bring him to the gate of Paradise. He will see the people and the blessings of Paradise and will say: O my Lord! Admit me into Paradise. Allah will admit him into Paradise. When he enters Paradise, he will ask: Is this place for me? Allah will say: Wish! He will wish, and Allah will remind him to keep wishing for such blessings until his wishes are exhausted. Allah will say: You will have what you wished for and ten times as much. Then he will enter Paradise (into his palace), and two large-eyed maidens (houris) will come to him and say: All praise is due to Allah who gave you life for us and gave us life for you. He will say: No one in Paradise has been given what I have been given. And the person with the least punishment among the people of Hell will be the one who will be made to wear two sandals of fire, and because of their heat, his brain will begin to boil."