Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Abu Nadrah says that a companion became ill, and his companions went to visit him. He began to weep. He was asked: O servant of Allah! Why are you weeping? Did not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say to you: "Trim your moustache and then remain steadfast upon this until you meet me"? He said: Why not, (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did indeed give me this glad tiding), but I also heard him say: "Indeed, Allah, Blessed and Exalted, took a handful (of His servants) with His right hand and said: These are for Paradise, and I do not care. Then He took another handful with His other hand and said: These are for Hell, and I do not care." (The reason for my weeping is this concern that) I do not know in which handful I will be.