Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Three men set out on some errand of theirs and took shelter in a mountain, but it collapsed upon them. They said to one another, 'Reflect on the best of your deeds and call upon Allah by them, perhaps Allah will relieve you.'One of them said, 'O Allah, I had a beloved woman friend whom I kept pursuing until I obtained from her what I wanted. She said, "I remind you of Allah that you not commit what Allah has forbidden you." I said, "I am more deserving to fear Him." So I left her, out of fear of You and seeking Your pleasure. If You know this to be true, then relieve us.'The mountain split open enough that they hoped to escape, but they could not get out.The second said, 'O Allah, there were laborers who worked for me, and each one took his wages except one, who left his behind. He claimed that his wages were greater than those of his companions, so I set aside his wages from my own wealth until they grew into goods and livestock. After he had become poor and old, he came to me and said, "I remind you of Allah concerning my wages, for I am in greater need of them now than ever before." I went up onto a roof and showed him what Allah had multiplied of his wages in the form of property and livestock out in the open lands, meaning in the wilderness. I said, "This is yours." He said, "Are you mocking me, may Allah make you well? I would have settled for less than this and you refused me." But I gave it all to him, my Lord, out of fear of You and seeking Your pleasure. If You know this to be true, then relieve us.'The mountain split open further, but they still could not escape.The third said, 'My Lord, I had two elderly, poor parents who had no servant, no shepherd, and no caretaker but me. I would graze the flock for them by day and return to them at night. The pasture grew distant, so I went far with the livestock and came back to them late one night after much of the night had passed, and they were already asleep. I milked into a vessel, then sat by their heads with the vessel, unwilling to wake them, waiting for them to wake on their own. O Allah, if You know that I did this out of fear of You and seeking Your pleasure, then relieve us.'The mountain split open and they came out."

عن علي، قال

قال رسول الله ﷺ: إن ثلاثة نفر انطلقوا إلى حاجة لهم فآووا إلى جبل فسقط عليهم فقالوا: يا هؤلاء يعني بعضهم لبعض تفكروا في أحسن أعمالكم فادعوا الله بها لعل الله أن يفرج عنكم، فقال أحدهم: اللهم إنه كانت له امرأة صديقة أطيل الاختلاف إليها حتى أدركت حاجتي منها، فقالت: أذكرك الله أن تركب مني ما حرم الله عليك فقلت: أنا أحق أن أخاف فتركتها من مخافتك وابتغاء مرضاتك، فإن كنت تعلم ذلك ففرج عنا قال: فانصدع الجبل عنهم حتى طمعوا الخروج ولم يستطيعوا الخروج. وقال الثاني: اللهم إنه كان أجراء يعملون عملا أحسبه قال: فأخذ كل واحد منهم أجره، وترك واحد أجره، وزعم أن أجره أكثر من أجور أصحابه فعزلت أجره من مالي حتى كان خيرا وماشية فأتاني بعد ما افتقر وكبر، فقال: أذكرك الله في أجرتي فإني أحوج ما كنت إليه فانطلقت فوق بيت فأريته ما أنمى الله من أجره في المال، والماشية في الغائط يعني في الصحاري فقلت: هذا لك فقال: لم تسخر بي أصلحك الله؟ كنت أريد على أقل من هذا فتأبى علي، فدفعت إليه يا رب من مخافتك وابتغاء مرضاتك فإن كنت تعلم ذلك ففرج عنا فانصدع الجبل عنهم ولم يستطيعوا أن يخرجوا. وقال الثالث: يا رب إنه كان لي أبوان كبيران فقيران، ليس لهما خادم ولا راع ولا وال غيري، أرعي لهما بالنهار، وآوي إليهما بالليل، وإن الكلأ تباعد فتباعدت بالماشية، فأتيتهما يعني ليلة بعد ما ذهب من الليل، وناما فحلبت يعني في الإناء، ثم جلست عند رؤوسهما بالإناء كراهية أن أوقظهما حتى يستيقظا من قبل أنفسهما، اللهم إن كنت تعلم أني فعلت ذلك، من مخافتك وابتغاء مرضاتك ففرج عنا، فانصدع الجبل وخرجوا.