\nNarrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:\n \n\nI heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Three men from among those who were before you, set out together \ntill they reached a cave at night and entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the \nmouth of the cave. They said (to each other), Nothing could save you from this rock but to invoke \nAllah by giving reference to the righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's sake only).' So, one \nof them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and I never provided my family (wife, children etc.) with \nmilk before them. One day, by chance I was delayed, and I came late (at night) while they had slept. I \nmilked the sheep for them and took the milk to them, but I found them sleeping. I disliked to provide \nmy family with the milk before them. I waited for them and the bowl of milk was in my hand and I \nkept on waiting for them to get up till the day dawned. Then they got up and drank the milk. O Allah! \nIf I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from our critical situation caused by this rock.' So, \nthe rock shifted a little but they could not get out." \nThe Prophet (ﷺ) added, "The second man said, 'O Allah! I had a cousin who was the dearest of all people \nto me and I wanted to have sexual relations with her but she refused. Later she had a hard time in a \nfamine year and she came to me and I gave her one-hundred-and-twenty Dinars on the condition that \nshe would not resist my desire, and she agreed. When I was about to fulfill my desire, she said: It is \nillegal for you to outrage my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I thought it a sin to have \nsexual intercourse with her and left her though she was the dearest of all the people to me, and also I \nleft the gold I had given her. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the \npresent calamity.' So, the rock shifted a little more but still they could not get out from there." \nThe Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Then the third man said, 'O Allah! I employed few laborers and I paid them their \nwages with the exception of one man who did not take his wages and went away. I invested his wages \nand I got much property thereby. (Then after some time) he came and said to me: O Allah's slave! Pay \nme my wages. I said to him: All the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours. He said: O \nAllah's slave! Don't mock at me. I said: I am not mocking at you. So, he took all the herd and drove \nthem away and left nothing. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the \npresent suffering.' So, that rock shifted completely and they got out walking.\n

\nNarrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:\n \n\nI heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Three men from among those who were before you, set out together \ntill they reached a cave at night and entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the \nmouth of the cave. They said (to each other), Nothing could save you from this rock but to invoke \nAllah by giving reference to the righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's sake only).' So, one \nof them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and I never provided my family (wife, children etc.) with \nmilk before them. One day, by chance I was delayed, and I came late (at night) while they had slept. I \nmilked the sheep for them and took the milk to them, but I found them sleeping. I disliked to provide \nmy family with the milk before them. I waited for them and the bowl of milk was in my hand and I \nkept on waiting for them to get up till the day dawned. Then they got up and drank the milk. O Allah! \nIf I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from our critical situation caused by this rock.' So, \nthe rock shifted a little but they could not get out." \nThe Prophet (ﷺ) added, "The second man said, 'O Allah! I had a cousin who was the dearest of all people \nto me and I wanted to have sexual relations with her but she refused. Later she had a hard time in a \nfamine year and she came to me and I gave her one-hundred-and-twenty Dinars on the condition that \nshe would not resist my desire, and she agreed. When I was about to fulfill my desire, she said: It is \nillegal for you to outrage my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I thought it a sin to have \nsexual intercourse with her and left her though she was the dearest of all the people to me, and also I \nleft the gold I had given her. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the \npresent calamity.' So, the rock shifted a little more but still they could not get out from there." \nThe Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Then the third man said, 'O Allah! I employed few laborers and I paid them their \nwages with the exception of one man who did not take his wages and went away. I invested his wages \nand I got much property thereby. (Then after some time) he came and said to me: O Allah's slave! Pay \nme my wages. I said to him: All the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours. He said: O \nAllah's slave! Don't mock at me. I said: I am not mocking at you. So, he took all the herd and drove \nthem away and left nothing. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the \npresent suffering.' So, that rock shifted completely and they got out walking.\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ انْطَلَقَ ثَلاَثَةُ رَهْطٍ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ حَتَّى أَوَوُا الْمَبِيتَ إِلَى غَارٍ فَدَخَلُوهُ، فَانْحَدَرَتْ صَخْرَةٌ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَسَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَارَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّهُ لاَ يُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَدْعُوا اللَّهَ بِصَالِحِ أَعْمَالِكُمْ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمُ اللَّهُمَّ كَانَ لِي أَبَوَانِ شَيْخَانِ كَبِيرَانِ، وَكُنْتُ لاَ أَغْبِقُ قَبْلَهُمَا أَهْلاً وَلاَ مَالاً، فَنَأَى بِي فِي طَلَبِ شَىْءٍ يَوْمًا، فَلَمْ أُرِحْ عَلَيْهِمَا حَتَّى نَامَا، فَحَلَبْتُ لَهُمَا غَبُوقَهُمَا فَوَجَدْتُهُمَا نَائِمَيْنِ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَغْبِقَ قَبْلَهُمَا أَهْلاً أَوْ مَالاً، فَلَبِثْتُ وَالْقَدَحُ عَلَى يَدَىَّ أَنْتَظِرُ اسْتِيقَاظَهُمَا حَتَّى بَرَقَ الْفَجْرُ، فَاسْتَيْقَظَا فَشَرِبَا غَبُوقَهُمَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَفَرِّجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الصَّخْرَةِ، فَانْفَرَجَتْ شَيْئًا لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ الْخُرُوجَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ اللَّهُمَّ كَانَتْ لِي بِنْتُ عَمٍّ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ، فَأَرَدْتُهَا عَنْ نَفْسِهَا، فَامْتَنَعَتْ مِنِّي حَتَّى أَلَمَّتْ بِهَا سَنَةٌ مِنَ السِّنِينَ، فَجَاءَتْنِي فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةَ دِينَارٍ عَلَى أَنْ تُخَلِّيَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ نَفْسِهَا، فَفَعَلَتْ حَتَّى إِذَا قَدَرْتُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَتْ لاَ أُحِلُّ لَكَ أَنْ تَفُضَّ الْخَاتَمَ إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهِ‏.‏ فَتَحَرَّجْتُ مِنَ الْوُقُوعِ عَلَيْهَا، فَانْصَرَفْتُ عَنْهَا وَهْىَ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ وَتَرَكْتُ الذَّهَبَ الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتُهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ‏.‏ فَانْفَرَجَتِ الصَّخْرَةُ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ الْخُرُوجَ مِنْهَا‏.‏ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ الثَّالِثُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْتَأْجَرْتُ أُجَرَاءَ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ، غَيْرَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ تَرَكَ الَّذِي لَهُ وَذَهَبَ فَثَمَّرْتُ أَجْرَهُ حَتَّى كَثُرَتْ مِنْهُ الأَمْوَالُ، فَجَاءَنِي بَعْدَ حِينٍ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَدِّ إِلَىَّ أَجْرِي‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ كُلُّ مَا تَرَى مِنْ أَجْرِكَ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ وَالرَّقِيقِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ لاَ تَسْتَهْزِئْ بِي‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لاَ أَسْتَهْزِئُ بِكَ‏.‏ فَأَخَذَهُ كُلَّهُ فَاسْتَاقَهُ فَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، اللَّهُمَّ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْرُجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ‏.‏ فَانْفَرَجَتِ الصَّخْرَةُ فَخَرَجُوا يَمْشُونَ ‏"‏‏.‏