The people had dispersed from around Abu Hurairah when Natil, a man from Sham, said to him, "Old man, narrate to us a hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."Abu Hurairah replied, "Yes. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'The first of people to be judged on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who was martyred. He will be brought forward, and Allah will make him recognize His blessings upon him, and he will recognize them.Allah will ask, "What did you do with them?"He will answer, "I fought for Your sake until I was martyred."Allah will say, "You have lied. Rather, you fought so that it would be said, He is brave. And so it was said." Then the order will be given concerning him, and he will be dragged on his face until he is cast into the Fire.Next, a man who studied knowledge, taught it, and recited the Quran. He will be brought forward, and Allah will make him recognize His blessings upon him, and he will recognize them.Allah will ask, "What did you do with them?"He will answer, "I studied knowledge and taught it, and I recited the Quran for Your sake."Allah will say, "You have lied. Rather, you studied knowledge so that it would be said, He is a scholar. And you recited the Quran so that it would be said, He is a reciter. And so it was said." Then the order will be given concerning him, and he will be dragged on his face until he is cast into the Fire.Next, a man upon whom Allah had bestowed abundance and given every kind of wealth. He will be brought forward, and Allah will make him recognize His blessings upon him, and he will recognize them.Allah will ask, "What did you do with them?"He will answer, "I left no path in which You love that wealth be spent except that I spent in it for Your sake."Allah will say, "You have lied. Rather, you did so that it would be said, He is generous. And so it was said." Then the order will be given concerning him, and he will be dragged on his face and cast into the Fire.'"
تفرق الناس عن أبي هريرة، فقال له ناتل أهل الشام: أيها الشيخ حدثنا حديثا سمعته من رسول الله ﷺ، قال: نعم، سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: إن أول الناس يقضى يوم القيامة عليه رجل استشهد، فأتي به، فعرفه نعمه، فعرفها، قال: فما عملت فيها؟ قال: قاتلت فيك حتى استشهدت، قال: كذبت، ولكنك قاتلت لأن يقال: جريء، فقد قيل، ثم أمر به، فسحب على وجهه، حتى ألقي في النار، ورجل تعلم العلم، وعلمه، وقرأ القرآن، فأتي به، فعرفه نعمه فعرفها، قال: فما عملت فيها؟ قال: تعلمت العلم وعلمته، وقرأت فيك القرآن، قال: كذبت ولكنك تعلمت العلم ليقال: عالم، وقرأت القرآن، ليقال: هو قارئ، فقد قيل، ثم أمر به، فسحب على وجهه حتى ألقي في النار، ورجل وسع الله عليه، وأعطاه من أصناف المال كله فأتي به، فعرفه نعمه فعرفها، قال: فما عملت فيها؟ قال: ما تركت من سبيل تحب أن ينفق فيها إلا أنفقت فيها لك، قال: كذبت، ولكنك فعلت ليقال: هو جواد، فقد قيل، ثم أمر به، فسحب على وجهه، ثم ألقي في النار.
Muslim narrated it in Al-Imarah (1905: 152) from Yahya bin Habib Harithi, who said, Khalid bin Harith told us, Ibn Jurayj told us, Yunus bin Yusuf told me, from Sulayman bin Yasar, and he related it.His words, "Natil, one of the people of Syria," refer to Natil bin Qays Juzami, who was the chief of his people.