Kharasha bin Hurr reported,

I came to Madinah and sat with some elders in the mosque of the Prophet ﷺ. Then an elderly man came leaning on a staff, and the people said, "Whoever wishes to look at a man from the people of Paradise, let him look at this one."He stood behind a pillar and prayed two rakahs. I got up and went to him and said, "Some of the people said such and such about you."He replied, "Paradise belongs to Allah . He admits into it whomever He wills. During the time of the Prophet ﷺ, I had a vision. I saw as though a man came to me and said, 'Come along.' So I went with him, and he led me along a great path. A road appeared to me on my left, and I wanted to take it, but he said, 'You are not of its people.' Then a road appeared to me on my right, and I took it until I reached a slippery mountain. He took my hand and gave me a push, and there I was at its summit. I could not stand firm or hold on. Then there was an iron pillar with a golden ring at its top. He took my hand and pushed me up until I grasped the ring. He said, 'Hold tight.' I said, 'Yes.' He struck the pillar with his foot, and I held fast to the ring.I related this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, 'You have seen good. As for the great path, it is the place of gathering. As for the road that appeared on your left, it is the road of the people of the Fire, and you are not of its people. As for the road that appeared on your right, it is the road of the people of Paradise. As for the slippery mountain, it is the abode of the martyrs. As for the ring you held fast to, it is the handhold of Islam. So hold fast to it until you die.'"He said, "I hope to be among the people of Paradise."The narrator said, He was Abdullah bin Salam.

حدثنا حسن بن موسى وعفان قالا حدثنا حماد بن سلمة عن عاصم بن بهدلة عن المسيب بن رافع

عن خرشة بن الحر قال

قدمت المدينة فجلست إلى شيخة في مسجد النبي ﷺ فجاء شيخ يتوكأ على عصا له فقال القوم من سره أن ينظر إلى رجل من أهل الجنة فلينظر إلى هذا فقام خلف سارية فصلى ركعتين فقمت إليه فقلت له قال بعض القوم كذا وكذا فقال الجنة لله عز وجل يدخلها من يشاء وإني رأيت على عهد النبي ﷺ رؤيا رأيت كأن رجلا أتاني فقال انطلق فذهبت معه فسلك بي منهجا عظيما فعرضت لي طريق عن يساري فأردت أن أسلكها فقال إنك لست من أهلها ثم عرضت لي طريق عن يميني فسلكتها حتى انتهيت إلى جبل زلق فأخذ بيدي فزجل بي فإذا أنا على ذروته فلم أتقار ولا أتماسك فإذا عمود من حديد في ذروته حلقة من ذهب فأخذ بيدي فزجل بي حتى أخذت بالعروة فقال استمسك فقلت نعم فضرب العمود برجله فاستمسكت بالعروة فقصصتها على رسول الله ﷺ فقال رأيت خيرا أما المنهج العظيم فالمحشر وأما الطريق التي عرضت عن يسارك فطريق أهل النار ولست من أهلها وأما الطريق التي عرضت عن يمينك فطريق أهل الجنة وأما الجبل الزلق فمنزل الشهداء وأما العروة التي استمسكت بها فعروة الإسلام فاستمسك بها حتى تموت قال فأنا أرجو أن أكون من أهل الجنة قال وإذا هو عبد الله بن سلام